A San Francisco State University graduate student has formally described the Lava Heron as a species distinct from the Striated Heron, settling a taxonomic argument that stretched back decades. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lava herons are a fairly common sight in the Galápagos. "I feel super lucky with this project. I think we fell into this beautiful ...

About a week ago, after a fitful night’s sleep on an unfamiliar mattress, I was awakened by a dawn chorus unlike any I have heard: the familiar notes of a crowing rooster, but this time joined in song ...