Circle a country or region by sea and you will experience its changing character in a way no other trip can rival ...

The Arctic's Shifting Landscapes The Arctic is a vast, icy world where numerous species such as polar bears, seals, and ...

An artistic depiction of the Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean ...

In recent summers on Maryland’s “tern raft,” a man-made conservation platform that serves as habitat for state-endangered ...

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.

New research at NAU looks at faster warming in the Arctic, and highlights concern about risks to the U.S. of a political ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...