All around the world, small communities are struggling to stay afloat as their young people grow up and move away for the allure of big cities. The villages in northern India are no different. But now, some of them have come up with a unique solution to harness the power of nature to save their [...]

Every spring, North America’s four main avian flyways—Pacific, Central, Mississippi and Atlantic—come alive with birds migrating north. Some estimates say 3.5 billion birds migrate north each spring.  So pack your binoculars and get ready to scope out some of these avian wonders. Whether you’re a casual birdwatcher or a serious “birder,” here are the five [...]

Hiking with your headphones on is all fine and good, but new research suggests that blocking out the birdsong might be doing your health a disservice. According to a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, birding — not just walking or hiking — might be the secret to reducing stress, alleviating depression and [...]

Ok, maybe you have a slightly better chance of winning Powerball, but not by much. Yellow cardinals are rare. Like super rare, as in – they shouldn’t exist. Ordinary cardinals have red feathers due to the metabolic process that happens when they eat carotenoid-rich yellow and orange foods. This yellow cardinal? Straight up mutant. He was born [...]