The Ducks, who took time away from the field since their last game, returned to practice eager to make a run at winning a ...

When animals nod off, they're most vulnerable to sneaky predators. But despite the risks, the need for sleep is so strong ...

Tens of millions of years ago, a diverse array of bird species soared, swam, and thrived amid their scaly reptile cousins—and ...

Parental instinct in animals is usually tied to the survival of their species. But sometimes, animals surprise us.

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, stealing seconds at a time during around-the-clock parenting, getting winks on the wing ...

Some 96 million Americans claim to engage in "birding" as a hobby. Cog editor Cloe Axelson is not one of them, and may never ...

I was surprised to see another hunter had beaten me to the boat ramp. Waves from a hard north wind were lapping against the bank when the graying man walked up to me and asked if I was hunting alone.

"Like great crested grebes, they have an elaborate courtship display involving pairs meeting breast-to-breast and rising from ...

King tides exhibit what sea level rise and the threats it poses may look like in the future. But, along with the low tides, ...

Discover how Common Loons transform with the seasons, migrate to New Jersey’s coast, hunt underwater, and how to tell them from Red-throated Loons.

These creatures of contradiction aren’t hawks and aren’t the most active at night, but nighthawks are birds worth knowing ...