In a study published Tuesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers found evidence of biofluorescence in most ...

Conservationists in Valentine’s Day plea to protect ‘mating for life’ penguins - In an effort to save African penguins, ...

New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the ...

Benefits that whales bring extend far beyond the ocean – they help us, humans, too. Coastal communities around the world rely on healthy oceans for food and livelihoods to support their families.

Lawmakers considered the goldfinch. Kids liked the scarlet tanager best. The whole thing took more than three decades.

Early Thursday morning, Oregon City became the scene of a significant emergency response as fire engulfed the abandoned Blue Heron paper mill, a historical landmark along Main Street. Clackamas ...

Mating dances are not unusual in the bird kingdom, but the displays put on by birds of paradise are mesmerizing. The male bird in the above clip is doing his best to impress a female, and the display ...

The Great Blue Herons are local breeders and do not like a disturbance in their nearby regions, especially during the start of the breeding season. Their nest can be found in wooded swamps, sticks of ...

In spring and summer, the water sparkles a vibrant blue while the surrounding meadows are a celebration ... kingfishers perch on the lake’s rocky edges and heron wade through the icy shallows. The ...

Penguins do seek greener pastures when the mating season is disappointing. A study lasting a decade has found that although penguins often "mate for life", akin to humans, they also look for ...