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 ...

There is one animal present in our greater backyard that I urge everyone to try to see at least once in the wild − the Atlantic puffin. It is charismatic, beloved by everyone and an indicator of the ...

Puffins have been spotted for the first time this year at a nature reserve at Bempton Cliffs, as they start nesting.

Shortly before sunset on July 4, 1981, Kress was scanning Eastern Egg Rock with his telescope when he spotted a puffin, beak full of fish, scrambling into a rocky crevice. The bird hopped out, ...

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 ...