I am seeing just a few purple finches at the feeders now. Last year, over a dozen were here on many days in January. Some may migrate to the south […] ...

As the winds of winter sweep across Nebraska and the trees stand with bare branches, it’s a quiet, contemplative time — until ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

Look out for their almost-round body, short, round wings and a tail which often sticks up vertically. Male and females look ...

What Does It Mean to Be Trans? Transgender is a general term that describes people whose gender identity, or their internal sense of being male, female, or something else, does not match the sex ...

In the United States and Canada there are many birds colored primarily yellow and black. This is a common color pattern of several species of finches, tanagers, orioles, meadowlarks and warblers.

Still, more say all-female groups have a positive impact on women’s well-being (67%) than say the same about the impact of male-only groups on men (56%). In thinking about the impact these types of ...

Wings and tail are decorated with a stunning combination of jet black and titanium white and the lower belly is also a pure, bright white. If you see a male goldfinch, there is no doubt whatsoever ...

Although long considered a disease of aging, certain cancers are turning up more often in younger women, according to a new report. By Roni Caryn Rabin More Americans are surviving cancer, but the ...

In modern societies, matrilocality has been associated with higher female involvement in food production, higher paternity uncertainty and protracted male absence. In such societies, it is the man ...

If you see a male goldfinch, there is no doubt whatsoever about its identity. In the early days of April, before the leaves of the trees unfurl, you can easily spot these brilliant, blazing little ...