Project Psyche set a goal of sequencing genomes of 11,000 moths and butterflies. With 1,000 completed, the goal now seems achievable.

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, ...

State and federal wildlife officials are asking for the public’s help after a bald eagle was illegally shot and killed in ...

Majestic bald eagles, unbothered by the cold, have been going with the flow on the Hudson River. They visit this time every ...

Fresh snow blanketed the ground and the temperature hovered around 20 degrees when Will Richardson stepped from his heated vehicle to walk onto Lake Forest Beach on Lake Tahoe’s east shore.

Many different bird species have been affiliated with the Seattle Seahawks’ mascot, but none is technically a “seahawk” ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the Seattle Seahawks are playing in the Super Bowl—but what exactly is the team’s mascot? Meanwhile the team’s imagery and live animals at events seem to ...