There will be no siblings to snatch the bit from the hatchling’s mouth. Atlantic puffins in Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, the largest breeding colony of the species in North America.

The world's biggest iceberg is on the loose and is threatening to collide with a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, scientists warned this week. Known as A23a ...

When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes late. But within 23 minutes of takeoff, it was careening over the ...

In the movie “The Day After Tomorrow,” the Atlantic Ocean’s main current system is disrupted and sets off a chain of disastrous events from monster storms to an Ice Age across the northern ...

The strategy, which has been successful for other seabird species such as the Atlantic puffin in the US, was described as a “lifeline” for African penguins. Christina Hagen, Pamela Isdell ...

Atlantic puffins, kittiwakes and Arctic terns feature on the “red list” of birds at greatest risk in the UK. The UK legal team maintains that the ban was implemented using “the best availabl ...

Ian Bogost is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington ...

Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline, including the internationally important puffin colony at Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire. A closure order was ...

Now, it is on a direct collision course with the remote British Overseas Territory of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The A23a iceberg, center, seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite ...

Every fall in Iceland, local residents throw baby puffins off a cliff. It sounds cruel, but it's actually part of a conservation strategy. These "Puffling Patrols" are actually helping to mitigate ...

A gorgeous island in the Bristol Channel is the ideal place to spot wildlife like dolphins and puffins. Lundy Island is an unspoilt beauty spot just off the Devon coast, with Caribbean-like ...