A single enzyme fine-tunes red and yellow pigments in parrots’ polychromatic plumage, according to a new study. The findings reveal new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution ...

Dwarf Fothergilla When I saw the fall color on dwarf fothergilla, Fothergilla gardenii, I knew I wanted to grow it in my ...

A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan's Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating ...

Wondering if it could be the sparrow, I scanned the trees but didn’t see any birds. Just then, a park worker walked by pushing a large bin ... I was bracing for some colorful invective.

When you're considering adding trees to your outdoor space, you'll need to make sure to choose a compact option that won't ...

Matthew Lusk’s suspended sculptural odyssey, the fetish-meets-fun of a doll exhibition, the macabre oddities of ORT Projects, and so much more.

Get answers to unexpected action in San Antonio's landscape, as well as lack of action from monarch butterflies in San ...

Mid-October in the Northland means many trees in the deciduous forests are dropping their leaves after a colorful ending ... are members of a large and widespread group of birds called wagtails.

Young visitors at a previous event use seeds to “color” bird pictures ... are joined at the hip and large insects are struggling as well as birds because of the loss of habitat.” ...

“And the Red Tailed Hawk was cool; my favorite color ... only for birds, but for other animals too,” Combest said. Since some raptors, including eagles and vultures, have a large wingspan ...

Unlike birds, bats are color blind and, therefore ... that sonar is used to detect ripples on the water made by the fish. It catches its prey with large hooked claws, spears the fish with its canine ...

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most famous parks in the United States, but it isn’t usually known for its reptiles.