As I write this column the sun is just coming up over Spread Eagle Mountain in Keene Valley. Astronomically speaking, it is just past summer solstice time, so sunrise comes early. I am bleary still ...

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species ...

Cardi B attended Paris Haute Couture Week. The "Up" rapper was spotted posing outside Schiaparelli's Fall/Winter 2025/2026 ...

For generations, the skull in art and jewelry has been dominated by a single, powerful image: our own. The human skull, a ...

Manitowoc County Conservationists held its 2025 Hall of Fame Banquet June 18 at the Maribel Sportsmen’s Club. The following ...

A: Birders are fascinated by the mysterious (to us) process by which bird sounds get into the background of TV and movies. Do sound teams have their own recordings? Are there databases offering files?

(FZ) For a Shona speaking Zimbabwean, how did the name Raven Duchess come about? (RD) The raven bird (gunguwo in Shona) symbolises spiritual insight and is said to be a messenger between the ...

In tests, RAVEN managed to jump nearly half a metre into the air, reaching a speed of 2.4 metres per second – comparable to similarly sized birds.

Scientists at EPFL have developed Raven, a lightweight, bird-inspired robotic drone capable of walking, hopping, and flying for versatile use.

Corvids are birds that belong to the family Corvidae and in Australia are crows and ravens. Their cry is as much a soundtrack of regional Australia as the relentless drone of a billion insects.

Sports Outdoors Yellowstone biologist takes birds under his wing Nov. 22, 2024 Updated Sat., Nov. 23, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.