A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

Bill Danielson recounts a fleeting winter encounter with a yellow-bellied sapsucker, capturing a few unforgettable photos and ...

Children today are growing up in a world of constant noise, such as screens, pressure, comparison, and isolation. And the ...

Ocracoke on the last day of 2025. Photo by Dennis McCunney By Peter Vankevich The birds of Ocracoke proved watcher-friendly for the annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 31. For the second ...

On a windy spring day in Iowa, the American goldfinch frequently darts through the gray sky with a quick burst of yellow and ...

North America is home to 17 species of finches. Two of them live year-round in the Times News region: the American goldfinch ...

Feeding nyjer seed makes a great addition to your bird feeding station. I have been feeding nyjer seed for decades with great ...

Rock-hard dirt. Patchy grass. A garden bed that looks like it lost a long-term argument with nature. If this sounds familiar, ...

Unpredictable December weather makes the Roan Mountain Christmas Bird Count one of Tennessee’s most challenging surveys. This ...

Driven south due to a poor conifer crop up north, evening grosbeaks, redpolls and bohemian waxwings will be looking for food ...

Analysis - Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the weather is cold. This new discovery was made recently by a team of ...

The rush of migration is over. As we enter winter, birders are done waking up at 4 a.m. to see passing warblers and are turning their attention to the upcoming duck season. The cold season is the ...