Common swifts are among the most remarkable aerial animals in the world, spending nearly their entire lives in flight.

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Smallville fostered a perfect combination of teen drama, serialized storytelling, and a “freak of the week” structure. Importantly, it rooted all of these in character development. Its enormous ...

Feeding birds in your yard can be a great source of pleasure and a way to keep birds healthy through winter. But, avoid ...

From the emissions caused by dogs’ meat-heavy diets to the huge number of birds and other wildlife killed by cats, recent studies have highlighted that our pets have their own impact on the ...

The spider doppelgängers are made of prey carcasses, plant debris, and other organic materials. They have a central structure ...

Tap a small beetle on a table and it may suddenly collapse, tuck in its legs, and lie perfectly still. Many insects do this.

On this side of the Atlantic, people mostly associate reindeer with Christmas and Santa’s sleigh. However, people who live in ...

Stroll through a peaceful prairie and, in the span of a step, you might set off a burst of beating wings as a covey of ...

Tidal turbines harbor the potential to provide a natural, inexhaustible source of power, but have faced some regulatory ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

A healthy garden attracts more than pollinators. It can bring California quail, too. Discover how these social birds help ...