New York Magazine uses a more descriptive term for Pale Male’s recent behavior but the fact that he has had a veritable harem since...

Bird races, as anyone who’s competed in one knows, can be big fun. The addition of a competitive component adds a thrilling edge of...

There’s a reason why the name of Linnaeus is still spoken with respect more than two centuries after his death. Giving organisms standard names...

The national bird of Costa Rica is the Clay-colored Thrush, perhaps my favorite decision for a national bird of any country’s.  The Yigüirro, as...