Long-distance bird migration is one of the natural world's most inspiring phenomena-and how we learned about it is just as ...

Migration is full force, and some spectacular birds have arrived in the past week. One of the most exciting discoveries was of a tiny and unassuming-looking bird. At the last net checked at the end of ...

To heft their bodies into the air, loons need a long runway, much like an airplane getting ready for a flight. These loons require as much as 600 feet of open water to eventually get into the air. Did ...