Few sporting venues have the mystique of the Daytona International Speedway. Since 1959, the 2.5-mile track has served as home of NASCAR's most prestigious race, the Daytona 500 — the first race on ...

Amid the Trump administration's flurry of executive orders in the first month of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term ...

A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the levels of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects ...

Charles Darwin predicted the existence of a moth with a long tongue based on a comet orchid's nectar spurs. This was ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is its history darker?

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

Jessie Veeder shares observations about the wild black-and-white birds that were once so prevalent on their ranch, then ...

The cuddly, colorful parrots have become a symbol of Valentine’s Day. Here’s what to know about the famously affectionate ...