While winter is raging in an unusually large swath of the United States, the weather is balmy for the birds nesting on the ...

Laysan finches, also known as ekupuu in Hawaiian, were once found throughout the main Hawaiian isles but can now only be found at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Known for their varied ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By now, the dust has settled, the seas have calmed, and the panic has dwindled, following Tuesday’s magnitude 8.7 earthquake off ...

A 75-year-old bird has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the 2025/2026 nesting season. She is the oldest known wild bird ever recorded and remains an active breeder. The Laysan ...

Long ago, Laysan finches, a native honeycreeper known for its brown and yellow plumage and varied songs, were found throughout the Hawaiian islands. Today, however, only about 18,000 of the endangered ...