Following weeks of anticipation, the long-dormant Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland began erupting on Friday night and continued to spew lava through the weekend and into the start of the week. This ...

The kiwikiu, better known as the Maui parrotbill, is critically endangered. Five of the seven rare bird species were killed in an epidemic of avian malaria brought by nonnative mosquitoes. A male bird ...

About a month before Mauna Loa began erupting, an endangered seabird fledgling was seen on camera emerging from a burrow on the volcano, officials said Tuesday. It's the first confirmed 'akē'akē, also ...

"This is an amazing sign of hope for the species as we still may have time to save them," Dr. Hanna Moucne of the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project said. A rare gold-and-green-hued bird missing for ...

Volcano birds are an extreme adaptation to life on the islands of fire. For those able to cross the sea – like water monitors – new volcanic islands are a world of opportunity. The islands of ...