If you want to find an outdoor screen-free family activity, consider birdwatching for kids. It's an easy, low-cost way to spark curiosity about the natural world, and it's something you can do whether ...

This is just a window into a few months of an eight-month program, and those eight months are just a small slice of a decade of science education. Schoolyard Science has grown and evolved over that ...

MATTAPAN (CBS) – Mattapan was originally settled by the Neponset tribe of Native Americans. The name they gave it translates roughly to "good place to be." Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center, 67 ...

It was two weeks before Christmas and off in the suburbs, the weather was yucky, but nice enough for kids and grown-ups to get out and about. The birdseed ornaments need to be placed in the ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Children can discover why some birds have bills like straws, pouches, or even daggers from an engaging new NSTA Kids book for grades 3–5. The Beaks of Birds kindles ...

As kids are heading indoors and settling in for the cold weather, many young birds are preparing for the journey of a lifetime. Hatched in the spring, these fliers—and their parents—are getting ready ...

Here’s something worth tweeting about: Being around more birds can boost your family’s happiness. A German study of more than 26,000 Europeans found that the cheeriest folks lived near natural areas ...

Amanda Tokuyama (left), the GIS & Field Data Manager for the Urban Ecology Center, shows the young campers where the band will go on the Gray catbird's leg, while Brittany Peters (right), community ...

Scientists discovered that bird siblings, not parents, play the biggest role in teaching survival skills and shaping behavior.