Birds use loud calls to communicate, defend territory, and attract mates. From the Screaming Piha to the White Bellbird, nature shows how astonishingly loud birds can be.

When saltwater fish long ago evolved to live in fresh water, many of them also evolved a more sophisticated hearing system, including middle ear bones similar to those in humans.

Astronomers have observed a massive growth rate in a free-floating rogue planet that’s gobbling up gas and dust at a record rate of 6.6 billion tons per second.

Astronomers have observed a planet that in some ways behaves more like a star — including a massive growth spurt unlike anything witnessed before in a free-floating planet. The rogue planet, which ...

Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville, Alabama is the escape hatch you’ve been searching for. Towering pines stand sentinel along Lake Guntersville’s shore, where stress dissolves faster than ...

Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville, Alabama is the answer to your nature-deprived prayers. Nestled in the northeastern corner of Alabama, this 6,000-acre paradise offers the kind of views ...

The findings of a new study about communication between birds also offer key insights into the origins of language.

Birds separated by vast geographic distances and millions of years of evolution share a remarkably similar learned vocal warning to identify parasitic enemies near their nests, an international team ...

More than 20 species of bird around the world use a similar “whining” alarm call to warn birds like cuckoos are around. The call seems to be understood across species, and its specific use hints at ...

More and more loons have been using artificial nests installed through the Minnesota Loon Restoration Project (MLRP). On Sept. 25, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) loon program ...

Are buffalo and bison the same? How can you tell a toad from a frog? This article clears up confusion on mixed-up groups of animals.