After an enduring effort late Friday the American oystercatcher that had blow darts lodged in its body was caught.

Bird species are in "big trouble" worldwide, a sign that the planet's health is also faltering, according to a new report released today at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

Bird poops in reporter's mouth on live TV Local news guy reports on the canadian brown finch overpopulation in town now. The birds don't like being called an infestation and let us know by totally dropping a deuce in dude's mouth! So funny!

When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard

Pick up a Mississippi gopher frog and it covers its eyes with its forefeet, like someone afraid to see what's coming next. And for at least a decade, it's had a good reason not to look.

Mathematical model helps explain how and why temperaments develop

Cranberries are tart, tiny fruits packed with powerful antioxidants. The small, red berries offer a wide variety of health benefits.

A homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday.

They are the oceans' ultimate predators, capable even of feasting on great white sharks. Now killer whales, which are normally associated with the colder seas

It would strike terror into the hearts of most sane people but Australia's newest tourist attraction involves coming face to face underwater with giant