Editor’s Note: After publishing his first field guide, Roger Tory Peterson signed on as Audubon’s education director and the magazine’s art director—and went on to illustrate 42 of its...

First published 125 years ago, Audubon’s predecessor, Bird-Lore, held as its motto: “A bird in the bush is worth two in the hand.” It’s one that a long lineage of editors ever since has...

An athletic trainer explains why bodies need time time to acclimatize, and the risks to watch out for.

Editor’s Note: In 1962, Audubon magazine published excerpts from Rachel Carson’s landmark “Silent Spring,” which warned of the dangers that insecticides pose to birds and nature. The...

Roofs, windows and siding all affect how vulnerable a home is and how likely it is to survive a wildfire. So does what’s around it in the ‘home ignition zone.’

A look at the landscape of climate litigation in 2024—including some key wins.

To capture the data needed to understand how tornadoes behave, scientists have to be near the storm. The ‘Twister’ movies get some of it right.

One in 4 American households is at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.

The Gulf Coast has seen big jumps in baby bull shark numbers. As adults, these are among the most aggressive species of sharks, but the babies aren’t cause for concern, as three scientists explain.

Growing up in the steel mill corridor near Chicago, artist Lauren Levato Coyne was surrounded by waterbirds. They lived in the marshes and swamps, even as crisscrossing highways and railroads...

The affordable housing crisis is intersecting with the climate crisis and making everything worse. A lot of existing housing is going to be vulnerable to high tide flooding.