QUITO, Ecuador -- Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, an ancient forest stands as a final sanctuary against the encroachment of human activity. This is the Yanacocha Reserve, the last refuge for the ...

Birdwatching often feels like a test of patience where the final exam involves distinguishing between a dozen types of small, brown sparrows. We stare into the bushes, squinting until our eyes water, ...

If you're looking to enjoy the beautiful beaches of the Philippines but don't want to deal with the large crowds, look no further than this isolated retreat.

A clever tropical fish has flipped how biologists are thinking about memory, brains and visual recognition in the animal ...

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

Diseases, insects and viruses have plagued humans since before we became human. Unfortunately, history doesn’t always tell much of the story. Civilizations have come and gone, and we aren’t sure how ...

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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — More than 300 bird species call Massachusetts home, but the purple gallinule isn’t one of them. The tropical bird is generally found in South America and southern Florida, ...

This analysis explores key storylines, examining the political, environmental, and economic dynamics shaping tropical rainforests in 2025, with attention to how policy, markets, and climate stress ...

Houlton, Maine (WAGM) - On the 3rd week of December, it wasn’t a partridge in a pear tree but a purple gallinule in the Pine Tree State… Houlton to be specific. “So since we posted about this, we’ve ...