Larry Bird should have been excited about attending Indiana University in the late summer of 1974. The man who had recruited him to come there, Dave Bliss, had been chasing him for more than a year, ...

Sitting on a park bench and observing woodpeckers could be quite beneficial, as a new study has found that bird-watching may enhance cognitive function as you age. The Canadian study was published Feb ...

Fears of a bird flu outbreak are growing after dozens of dead swans were found in the London Docklands area in recent days. The Canal and River Trust, which looks after England’s waterways, said at ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Wildlife officials are investigating a possible bird flu outbreak after thousands of ...

More than 30 swans have been found dead in London's Docklands, with concerns the deaths may be linked to an outbreak of avian flu. The birds have been recovered from West India and Millwall docks, ...

For residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, 2026 got off to a shaky start in the most literal sense imaginable. On the morning of February 2, between 6:27 and 8:00 local time, a series of no fewer ...

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 ...

Police officers were forced to deal with groups of unruly teenagers in central London yesterday, after a pop-up shop advertised its arrival on social media. Scores of youths, many of them teenage boys ...

On Sunday in a busy stretch of restaurants and boutiques in the West Village, hundreds of New Yorkers queued up outside a pop-up shop offering free groceries. "New Yorkers are in pain," said Nick from ...