Join Mae, a small but mighty gnome, and her foster brother Bee as they embark on magic-filled, fantasy-comedy adventures to fill a page of Mae’s Book of Big! With Bee’s help, Mae tackles challenges ...

In an extract from his new book, the nature historian explains how technology could help the seabird survive For centuries human beings have exploited puffins, harvesting them by the thousand on their ...

Despite their size and gentle appearance, puffins will fight to keep their catch of sand eels from an opportunistic gull Few birds are as paradoxical as the puffin. It rivals the robin as Britain’s ...

A puffin rescued after being found weak and underweight on a Cornwall beach has settled into a new home. Morris, who was discovered at Hawkes Point near St Ives, has joined the puffin colony at at the ...

A puffin from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium swims in its habitat on May 5, 2026, in Tacoma. The exhibit has remained closed since July after three puffins died from suspected parrot fever. Katie G.

STEUBEN, Maine—After a brisk 20-minute voyage through the wind-whipped, aquamarine chop of Pigeon Hill Bay, our quarry was in sight. Seen with the naked eye from the stern of our 40-foot tour boat, ...

On July 24, a research crew studying puffins on Eastern Egg Rock spread out among the boulders to mark burrows where they had seen birds delivering fish to chicks. As they did that, they also saw ...

In this July 20, 2019, photo, Atlantic puffins gather on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP On July 24, a research crew studying puffins on Eastern ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. Every summer, New Hampshire’s seacoast ...

Moana star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story. The 54-year-old actor and former professional wrestler will read Rock And Roll, written and illustrated by Ruby Amy Thompson, ...

A photo from 2024 shows a tufted puffin at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Three of these birds died over the past month from suspected avian disease, the zoo announced in a press release Tuesday.

TACOMA, Wash. — Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has temporarily closed its outdoor puffin habitat while investigating the recent deaths of three tufted puffins that may have been infected with avian ...