Topic: Aquatic Birds

What's causing mass pelican and dolphin deaths in Peru?

Delays in the autopsies of thousands of dead pelicans and dolphins in Peru are causing difficulties for officials as they attempt to determine causes of death in these die-offs.

Study finds way more emperor penguins than previously thought

New satellite data reveals that emperor penguins are far more abundant in Antarctica than previously estimated. 

World's tallest penguin used to live in New Zealand, fossils show

The tallest penguin species ever known used to call the South Pacific island nation home.

Albatross species finds it easier to fly with changing winds near South Pole

Winds off the Southern Ocean, around Antarctica, are shifting, making it easier for a particular species of albatross to fly farther.

2011 fiction quiz: Can you recognize the opening line?

Can you match the opening lines to the titles of the best novels of 2011?

7 children's picture books we think you'll really like

These 7 picture books are among the best of late 2011

Chaz Bono out on DWTS: Star power isn't enough

Chaz Bono, not a great dancer, had great fan support on 'Dancing with the Stars.' But as the pool of contestants narrowed, the judges' scores became more important.

Banned Books Week 2011: Top 10 most challenged books of 2010

The 10 books most banned or challenged by communities throughout the US in 2010, according to the American Library Association.

Dairy farm chronicles

Pounds of milk, births, plantings, and passings – the wall calendar recorded them all.

Jim Carrey acts out in Mr. Popper's Penguins: movie review

'Mr. Popper's Penguins' brings out Jim Carrey's usual comedic form, enhanced by half a dozen birds.

Bestselling books the week of 5/26/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 5/19/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 5/12/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Okay for Now

What’s a boy to do when his family moves to a ‘dump’?

A Mother's Day garden story

A fire doesn't deter a mother's love and devotion, a gardener discovers.

Bestselling books the week of 4/14/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.

10 most frequently challenged books of 2010

Every year at this time the American Library Association compiles its list of "most frequently challenged" library books from the past year. The 2010 list includes some titles carried over from previous years (No. 1 on the list, "And Tango Makes Three," has appeared on the top of the "most challenged" list every year since its 2005 publication) and some new ones (including No. 5, teen bestseller "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, causing The Washington Post to comment that making the list has become "a virtual rite of passage for young adult sensations.")

Here are the 10 books on the top of the 2010 list.

America's oldest known wild bird a new mother

Wisdom, a sextegenerean Laysan albatross, has a new chick, according to the US Geological Survey.

Learning From the Birds

A poem.