A rare species prized by birders in Southern Arizona has been unceremoniously stripped of its elegance, and at least one local expert isn’t happy about the change. A leading panel of taxonomists ...

Birds sing loudly in the morning because dawn cues their bodies to start communicating after a silent night. New research shows birds wake up ready to sing, and they’ll even seek light to start their ...

For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year's ...

Defend Ballona Wetlands Calls for Cancellation of Marina del Rey New Year’s Eve Fireworks to Protect Wildlife and Coastal Ecosystems. Fireworks are not the only way to celebrate. Proven, visually ...

Going out for New Year’s Eve can become one of the priciest dates of the year, but thankfully DTLA’s Gloria Molina Grand Park ...

As we walked the trail back to his car, he bent to touch a soft tuft of blue grama grass, a drought-resistant native. It’s ...

From new casinos to new places to eat and drink to the next things coming to Sphere, here’s what to look forward to in Las ...

Alamo Lake State Park near Wenden, Arizona, is the kind of place that makes you question whether you’ve accidentally stumbled into a desert hallucination or nature’s most perfect stress-relief therapy ...

It’s getting late. I head for a sunset hike by snowshoe. My destination is the Foothills Land Conservancy trail system, by ...

Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the ...

Every winter, thousands of birds funnel into the open grasslands outside Willcox, one of the Southwest’s most biologically ...

In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, ...