I’ve recently moved to Cape Cod and have been faithfully reading your weekly column. While I’ve enjoyed learning about hummingbirds and bluebirds, I would really like to know more about the beach ...

A study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London has found that humans have a form of ...

The early bird may get the worm, but the sleepless sandpiper gets the chicks. Male pectoral sandpipers that sleep less than their counterparts during the bird's intense three-week breeding season mate ...

Each small sandpiper must harvest up to 20,000 shrimp while simultaneously avoiding the fastest animal on earth: the peregrine falcon. - [Narrator] Semipalmated sandpipers. (sandpipers calling) ...

The need to sleep has long plagued scientists. Why do we—and in fact every other animal with a nervous system—spend such large portions of our day sleeping? After all, there are so many other aspects ...

Cuteness aside, though, sandpipers are pretty confusing, because "sandpiper" is both a species name and the colloquial name for the Scolopacidae family of birds. There are dozens of Scolopacidae ...

The Rainforest Trust and the Bird Conservation Society of Thailand recently purchased 8 hectares (20 acres) of shoreland in the Gulf of Thailand to protect a vital stopover site for spoon-billed ...

It’s June in the Arctic tundra, and male pectoral sandpiper hasn’t slept for weeks. He’s too busy trying to have sex. The females will only be fertile for three short weeks, and they’re very choosy. A ...

The Sandpipers of Nevada swim team clinched the state title for the third consecutive year at the Nevada State Swimming Championships Feb. 21-24 at the Desert Breeze Aquatic Facility, 8275 Spring ...

Olympic champion Katie Ledecky took her position in the fourth lane in the 800-meter freestyle at the U.S. swimming trials, a heavy favorite to race to another victory. Erica Sullivan and Bella Sims ...