Some scientists point to genetic quirks called mutations as possible triggers for its unexpected look. Genes involved in ...

A female snowy owl leaves her nest as a human approaches. This is her first line of defense to not draw attention to the nest location. Melissa Groo A white glow against the brown summer tundra ...

a co-founder of snowy owl research organization Project SNOWstorm, told the New York Times. Birds can become covered in dye or paint, either accidentally or by human means; sometimes they can even ...

Scanning nearly 700,000 human genomes available through the UK Biobank and the consumer genetics testing company 23andMe and comparing the results with reported sleep preferences, an international ...