The peacock is famous for its radiant tail, but it’s not the only bird with a particularly well-constructed rear end. Here’s ...

You know that feeling when you’re especially hungry and want to eat as much as possible, but your mouth is only so big? Well, ...

After 128 years of exploration and fossil excavation, researchers have finally unearthed the skull of Genyornis newtoni.

Boston Celtics legend and Indiana Pacers President Larry Bird was warned during his second year in the NBA that if he continued doing what he was doing to his body, he wouldn't be long for the league.

This past March, outbreaks were reported in seven live markets, affecting thousands of birds. Similar conditions exist on Long Island, where factory farms continue to endanger both animals and humans.

Through a binocular lens, Long Islanders are being challenged to turn casual bird watching into a spirited competition. Starting this spring, the state of New York’s Department of Environmental ...

As part of a pandemic-fueled surge in interest in Long Island’s outdoors, Fleck is one of many amateur naturalist-photographers who are discovering and documenting the birds that — perhaps ...

Using an innovative approach that combined advanced technology, scientists developed a “robotic tutor,” a device capable of emitting the forgotten melody so that young birds could learn from it.

A well-known farm on Long Island is trying to come back after having to cull an entire flock of 100,000 ducks last month because of a bird flu outbreak. Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue ...

Dead ducks, geese and other birds have been found “everywhere” along a Long Island beach — and experts fear they were wiped out by raging bird flu. About 20 birds suspected of bird fly have ...

A Long Island beachside community in New York's Suffolk County is worried about dozens of dead birds that have washed up on the shore and been found in backyards, especially because officials ...

Another flock of 800 birds, six to seven weeks old ... and eventually Corwin was the last duck farmer on Long Island. After he figured out what was going on, he called the feed mill in Eastport ...