Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The IUCN Red List, which assesses the extinction risk of ...

MUCH opportunity for watching ocean life under the widely varying conditions and relationships of the water and air is afforded by the research vessel Atlantis, which spends a large part of the year ...

We all know about the Indian Peafowl, or more specifically the Peacock, which just so happens to be the first entry in this beautiful list. But have you seen the bright colors of the Himalayan Monal ...

The duck flock was tight on the water about a quarter-mile away. We were standing on a cliff overlooking Lake Superior along Hwy. 61, a half-dozen miles down the lake from Grand Marais, Minn. You ...

We all love standing along the shore looking out at the Channel Islands on a clear day because they look beautiful and majestic. We know they are some of the most beautiful and life-sustaining islands ...

Open door, SIlver Award Winner, Comedy Bird Photo category; An Eastern Screech-Owl leans out the ‘window’ of its home in Clearwater, Florida. The Bird Photographer of the Year has announced the ...