Spring draws hundreds of millions of birds north after winter shooed them away. Here are some of the species traveling to or ...

The American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), a.k.a. Timberdoodle, is a migratory game bird in the shorebird family Scolopacidae.

You don't have to travel far to see some of the world's most stunning natural wonders. From shimmering turquoise lakes to majestic mountaintops, these are the places in each state that are sure to ...

Riley Cooper is not a high-profile pitching prospect in Baltimore’s system; he doesn’t throw with the sort of velocity that ...

Now is a spectacular time to get outside and see nature’s beauty as winter’s colors change to green, bringing with it the ...

Authorities are scouring waters in case she drowned. Minnesota student Joshua Riibe has not been named as a suspect but has been detained by Dominican police and is believed to be the last person ...

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists, Paul Huttner, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber. MPR News brings you the latest weather outlook ...

Staff writer Abigail Tucker recounts the scene of a beach littered with horseshoe crabs and a sky filled with red knots. Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com ...

WATSONVILLE — Once again, the city of Watsonville has an opportunity to allow high schoolers to have a productive summer break. The annual Summer in the City program is back to give students a ...

Hester joined in on birding because he always loved animals. But he didn’t discover his passion for birding until he saw shorebird sandpipers and peregrines swooping down in the Montana wildness.

KANANASKIS, Alta. — A woman has died after an avalanche in the backcountry west of Calgary. RCMP say four people were out skiing near Mount Black Prince in Kananaskis Country on Friday afternoon ...