Despite winter seemingly set for a final icy blast, there are signs that the dark days will soon be over - and spring is in the air. Temperatures may be due to plummet next week with snowfall forecast ...

The welcome birdsong that fills the void in woodlands and dooryards right now is pleasing to most people’s ears; but it carries a different sort of meaning to birdlife. Prior to and during nesting ...

Springtime has officially come to Ithaca, and, along with it, a chorus of songbirds from robins to cardinals to finches. While these melodies may seem ordinary, according to Prof. Michael Goldstein, ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Managers tend to get a bit squeamish when they see impressive velocity numbers pop up early in camp. They don’t want their pitchers peaking too early, and they certainly don’t want ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants have yet to decide whether Hayden Birdsong or Kyle Harrison or Landen Roupp will be their fifth starter. They likely won’t finalize their decision until right before ...

If we were looking, in the great tradition of modern advertising, for simple, instantly-graspable signifiers for the seasons, we would doubtless characterise summer by sunshine, autumn by falling ...

Climate change has scientists worried that birds' annual migration and reproduction will be thrown out of sync with the seasons. Because birds' songs are correlated with their breeding behavior and ...