They found that the changes in cicada wings coincided with birds evolving the ability to catch bugs in mid-flight. To survive, the cicadas had to fly fast enough to escape being caught and eaten.

Late fall is the period when many birds wander, and species that don ... a swamp sparrow and several white-throated sparrows. A phoebe was catching insects at the small, hidden pond there.

Footage from camera traps in the undergrowth showed small mammals, such as rodents and armadillos, seemed to avoid predators ...

Beloved comic, animal lover, conservationist and Strictly champion Bill Bailey chats about his menagerie of pet, all-weather ...

Wings have evolved independently four times: in insects, flying reptiles called pterosaurs ... toothed jaws and wide gaping mouths that were well suited for catching insects in the trees." The ...

Maintaining a rotation of young forests and open areas will encourage them to breed, as will the reduction in pesticide use ...

Calls have been renewed to ban a backyard product sold at hardware stores and online retailers used for catching pests after ...

If you haven’t been out driving around the countryside shame on you. There is so much to see right now! The fall colors have ...

The commonly named "flying ... can form a basket or pouch to help catch and hold insects captured in flight. Most of the flight muscles controlling the wing beat are attached to the shoulder blades, ...

Rustle. Flash of red. I shuddered walking down Hillhouse Ave, recalling that battlefield, that slaughterhouse. My fingers ...