How and where to spot owls in the metro area? Listen up.

Screech owls are around all year, too, and can sometimes be spotted sitting in a tree hole. Hear these small owls here: ...
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Roberta Bondar, 1st Canadian woman in space, turns 80

As she celebrates her 80th birthday today, the Sault-Ste-Marie-born Bondar reflects on the future of space exploration, her ...
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This Stunning State Park In Connecticut Is Absolutely Worth The Road Trip

For geology enthusiasts (or anyone who’s ever picked up an interesting rock and carried it home), Devil’s Hopyard is a treasure trove of fascinating formations. The park sits on some of the oldest ...

Tropical limpkin bird makes unusual appearance in Scituate, Massachusetts. How did it get there?

Birders are flocking to Scituate, Massachusetts to catch a glimpse of a tropical bird called a limpkin​, which has never been ...
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Finch chirps are more than mindless chatter. They actually convey meaning.

A UC Berkeley study shows that when zebra finches hear the call of another zebra finch, they have a mental representation of ...

Birders flock to Minnesota city for rare 'accidental' sighting

Alex Burchard helped boost tourism near statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the past several days as enthusiastic birders flocked to see his rare find on Lake Bemidji. He spotted a juvenile male Pacific ...