Every animal carries a microscopic community of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that play a critical role in health.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multistate salmonella outbreak that the agency believes may be ...

As if flamingos weren’t showy enough, the American flamingo ( Phoenicopterus ruber) has officially been elevated to a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the past 15 years, birding obsessives have anxiously anticipated the American Birding Association’s annual announcement of its ...

Investigators still don't know what's killing songbirds around Indiana and other states — and, experts say, they may never find out. Researchers started receiving reports of sick songbirds in June.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Senate bill is making its way through the legislature that could change Florida's state bird after almost a century. Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) ...

When it comes to keeping time, an unassuming species of songbird is on a par with professional musicians, according to new research. When it comes to keeping time, an unassuming species of songbird is ...