Q I opened a bluebird nest box to find dead chicks, overrun with large brown beetles. Did the insects kill the nestlings? The birds were almost old enough to leave the nest. A No, the beetles didn't ...

A wonderful, kindhearted Australian Shepherd, named Promise, recently found a vulnerable House Sparrow baby near her house. And of course, like any gentle, loving canine, she decided to bring this ...

Throughout Oregon and California, a grim phenomenon is taking hold: baby birds are trying to flee the intense heat by hopping out of their nests before they're old enough to fly, plummeting to the ...

Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...