In 2019, scientists rediscovered a species of miniature deer long lost to science within the dry coastal forests of southern ...

In doing so, Rapp officially documented a rare Appalachian grasshopper not seen for nearly 80 years. “The day that I ended up finding it, it was just like, all right, I’m going to this location, I’m ...

A barred owl made quite a stir in Arlington, Virginia, over the Christmas holiday. The bird evidently was playing Santa Claus ...

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

Nandina’s leaves provide a spectacular show of color during Fall and Winter months. The brilliant red leaves and berries provide a strong contrast to snow and mulch, and it easily attracts the eye.

The eagles find themselves in an environmental updraft of sorts since the early 2000s, when the federal government took the ...

Using a spotting scope, Bob Riggs often visits the Saltville Well Fields in Saltville, Virginia, to catch a glimpse of some ...

As bird flu continues to spread across the U.S. and Eastern Shore of Maryland, here's a look at how you can keep yourself and ...

but this virus is just sticking around with the migratory birds,” said Mike Persia, professor and Virginia Cooperative Extension specialist of poultry nutrition and management at Virginia Tech.

A farm in California where the new H5N9 strain was detected had to kill 119,000 birds after the more common H5N1 strain had been detected earlier. In New York, a farm on Long Island culled 100,000 ...

In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and the fourth leading cause in women, but it’s the second most common cause of cancer deaths when ...