The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific ...

Unlike most other bird species, the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species ...

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

They bite, excrete acid, asphyxiate their prey and create huge super colonies that are hard to kill. What to know ...

Bees are essential to the health of the Earth’s ecosystems, but the populations of many species are dwindling. These ...

Tawny crazy ants in Florida number in the millions, asphyxiate their prey and create huge supercolonies that are nearly ...

Now in its third year, Michigan’s wild turkey brood survey is part of a multistate initiative to monitor turkey populations, the DNR said. The survey is part of a larger conservation effort to ...

Discover the question mark butterfly as it emerges in forests, showcasing vivid colors, unique camouflage and a seasonal life ...

Wildlife sightings are many times just a lucky thing of being in the right time at the right place with the right ...

Brookhaven National Lab has received some noisy guests this summer—a brood of cicadas that have been incubating for the last ...

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, emerge in parts of the eastern U.S. every 17 years. Scientists study cicadas to understand their unique life cycle, timekeeping abilities, and response to climate ...