A little puffin blown hundreds of miles off course by recent storms has been rescued by a dog walker from a beach in the south of England. Sonia Meachen, from Dereham, Norfolk, was walking her dog ...

An adorable rare baby puffin can now be seen frolicking at the Central Park Zoo — delighting animal lovers who gushed Friday over its heart-melting “chick floof.” The nearly 4-month-old male seabird ...

There have been rare observations of puffins using sticks in a way that may indicate tool use, a behavior not previously documented in this species. Using a stick once thought to be just for nest ...

The puffins are early risers, but so is Tim Halloran. For the past 12 years, he has spent most summer mornings — and many sunsets — with his binoculars aimed at a tufted puffin colony on Cannon ...

Atlantic puffins in Maine represent a globally recognized victory in wildlife conservation — and they offer a poignant warning about climate change in New England. Indisputably one of the cutest birds ...

Editor's note. The following is a reprised edition of Nature News, first published in July 2023. There is one animal present in our greater backyard that I urge everyone to try to see at least once in ...

VINALHAVEN, Maine — It has been a stressful week for the residents of Burrow 59 on Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge. The end of May marks the end of egg-laying season for puffins, which means the ...

The brisk increase in warming rates in the Arctic is bringing rapid shifts in range for plants and animals across the region’s tree of life. Researchers say those changes can lead species that ...

Credit: Cornish Seal Sanctuary/Cover Images With Britain sizzling in a summer heatwave, the Cornish Seal Sanctuary’s rescue puffins have been finding creative ways to beat the heat. The ten Icelandic ...

A little puffin blown hundreds of miles off course by recent storms has been rescued by a dog walker from a beach in the south of England.