Beyond birds, a surprising array of animals reproduce by laying eggs. From the unique monotremes like the platypus and echidna to reptiles, amphibians, and intelligent octopuses, this ancient strategy ...

Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated annually on the 22 April, raising awareness for environmental issues and ...

An international team of ornithologists has overturned one of the oldest assumptions in natural history by directly ...

As Acadia the peregrine falcon lays her third egg in her nesting box, observers are eager to see how many more may come this ...

Fossil jaws from finned octopuses challenge the longstanding belief that the apex oceanic predators of the Cretaceous were ...

Reticulated pythons sometimes need a little assistance getting out of their eggs when hatching. Read here to learn more.

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The California two-spot octopus is a solitary creature. How exactly they manage to find suitable mates has been one of the ocean’s best-kept secrets. Now scientists have discovered that male octopuses ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — A pair of peregrine falcons has once again returned to nest in the Wood County Courthouse clock tower, and with them marks the return of the Bowling Green State University Falcon ...

Falcon eggs have marked the arrival of spring in Lansing since 2004, when Board of Water and Light accountant Dina Maneval launched peregrine falcon conservation efforts at the utility’s Eckert Power ...

The Atlantic is rarely out of sight on São Tomé and Príncipe. The twin islands sit almost directly on the Equator, some 155 ...

Classic technique is the key to perfect Eggs Florentine. Cheryl Slocum is a James Beard Award-winning food writer, editor, and recipe developer. She has spent over 16 years creating food and ...