A Brahminy Kite has been observed on the shores of the Caspian Sea, representing the first record of the species for Kazakhstan. The bird was seen and photographed by Anna Yasko in the city of Aktau on 5-6 October, more than 2,000 km from the species' typical breeding range. The occurrence has sparked discussion as to whether Brahminy Kite might one day be seen in the Western Palearctic.

Tracker spots some northern bald ibises migrating in the wrong direction.

Tracker spots some northern bald ibises migrating in the wrong direction.

All along the western Antarctic Peninsula, whales, penguins and seals in their millions depend on krill (Euphausia superba) throughout the year. In the most rapidly warming region on the continent,…

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.

The taxonomy and identification of the Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro/monteiroi/jabejabe complex is very, well, complex, as are their previous occurrences in Britain.

A Wiley journal has retracted a paper more than a year after a researcher reported the work was hers and had been stolen by a reviewer for another journal. As we reported in July, Shafaq Aftab, now…

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