A study by Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, UMass Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries estimated that 800 white sharks visited the waters off of Cape Cod between 2015 and 2018 ...

The humerus, pulled from a well-preserved ancient layer of sediment, belonged to a new extinct species of duck named Amazonetta cubensis, or the Cuban teal, according to a May 9 s ...

Get your binoculars ready. This “eBird hotspot” is the site of an upcoming guided birding tour. On the shores of Lake Michigan, Portage Marsh State Wildlife Area includes a long narrow peninsula near ...

The other day I saw three cinnamon teal, my first sighting on the Great Plains. People who know me well know how happy that made me. My first Montana home was in the Bitterroot, and there I learned ...

Climate change also impacts the distribution of duck species. To migrate, they often need an external push, which may include cold weather or a lack of food. If this external push doesn’t happen, then ...

Six venomous snake species are native to Florida ... If you have to get close enough to identify it, here are some key differences between the poisonous snakes of Florida and their look-alikes.

Scientists have discovered a new butterfly species in the Canadian Rockies, they report in ZooKeys. The Satyrium curiosolus, or “Curiously Isolated Hairstreak,” lives up to its name.

YORK — If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s now OK in York County. The Board of Supervisors recently approved changes to an ordinance that will allow county residents to keep ducks in ...

This is the “observation phase” where people can photograph and record lifeforms and upload them to the iNaturalist app — an app started by local scientists in 2008 that is now used internationally to ...

More information: Jose Avila-Cervantes et al, Novel island species elucidate a species complex of Neotropical crocodiles, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108341 ...

(Stock photo) Many outdoor enthusiasts are familiar with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) metal leg bands that are placed on many species of birds to collect data about their lives. Ducks ...