The Mississippi kites' 50-foot-high nest has drawn a stream of awestruck observers.

They stalk ditches, circle neighborhoods and perch on power lines.

After nearly dying three times, the “falcon mother” says her birds have given her a new purpose – and now she wants tougher ...

Many visitors come to Louisiana hoping to see alligators, but they are often surprised by the variety of birds living ...

Ant attack! Newly discovered spider uses ingenious 'catapult' to catch prey. A newly discovered spider species in the rainforests of northern Queensland has developed an extraordinary hunting strategy ...

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The elegant swallow-tailed kite migrates each year to the U.S. from South America. Now they're fattening up for the long trip ...

The Red Sox are promoting teenage catching prospect Franklin Primera from the Florida Complex League to Low-A Salem, as was first reported by Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com. Primera, who turned 19 ...

Last week, we learned that Garrett Crochet had been cleared to throw weighted plyometric balls as he attempts to recover from two injuries: the initial shoulder inflammation that landed him on the IL, ...

The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider rests underneath a leaf during the day. Scientists have witnessed the spider ...