October 21, 2015 Cute chick rover new way to keep an eye on shy penguins wary of scientists The newest tool for biologists is the baby penguin robotic spy.
October 21, 2015 Too much reality: Wildlife webcams expose viewers to disturbing, grittier side of nature Wildlife webcam operators around the world are grappling with a problem: Viewers don't want to see any harm come to critters they've grown to love.
October 21, 2015 Rare harpy eagles -- 'unicorn' of the Amazon rainforest -- caught on camera A harpy eagle and her chicks were caught on camera by wildlife photographers.
October 21, 2015 Only 600 whooping cranes left, and 3 were just shot The endangered whooping crane population currently stands at only about 600 in all of North America—and shootings are cutting into that number.
October 21, 2015 There's something seriously wrong with our seabirds There are nearly 350 species of seabirds roaming the planet, ranging from the wandering albatross (with the world's largest wingspan) and the child-size emperor penguin (the only bird to breed in Antarctic winters) to tiny storm petrels that dance on the water as they eat, reports the Guardian.
October 21, 2015 Mystery of lost homing pigeons finally solved The mystery of how homing pigeons are able to navigate home may have been solved.
October 21, 2015 World's largest flying bird was like nothing alive today The largest flying bird known to ever have lived has now been revealed, an extinct giant with a wingspan more than twice the size of the largest living flying bird, researchers say
October 21, 2015 Emerging solar plants scorch birds in mid-air Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant's concentrated sun rays — "streamers," for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair.
October 21, 2015 Scientists ask bird oglers to help study puffins Wanted: puffinologists. No experience necessary.
