Microscopic algae blooms have turned the ocean off Ventura into a sort of brown soup in recent weeks but may not stick around much longer. Caused by tiny phytoplankton, they are two of several that ...

These living jewels in our gardens give us the joy of watching them in their pursuit of life: drinking nectar from flowers or ...

More than 17,000 residents of northern communities scrambled to escape advancing wildfires Wednesday as the Manitoba ...

Calgary researchers are using 'citizen science' to help determine how an invasive species of mosquito, which is a carrier of the West Nile virus, can survive Alberta's winter.

Water bombers and bird dog aircraft are responding to a wildfire near Deer Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario, which ...

California officials sent water flowing to create new wetlands along the shores of the shrinking Salton Sea. The project is ...

With plenty of artificial nectar available, Anna’s hummingbirds have expanded their range northward and their beaks have ...

It’s impossible to banish just one bird, and if you try targeting it — chasing it, spraying it with a hose, making loud ...

New research illustrates how flamingos use their necks and beaks to create a vortex in the water to trap and slurp up their ...

But where the Santa Cruz River flows, you’ll find something like an oasis. Birds sing among dense copses of mesquite trees; ...

Columnist discovered nest a kilometre from the nearest pond, with busy roadways, a dense cedar swamp, and open hardwood ...