It's not every day that scientists observe a new species emerging in real time. Charles Darwin believed that speciation probably took place over hundreds if not thousands of generations, advancing far ...

In places and cultures all around the globe, birds are truly revered animals. Bringing beauty, music, and positive impacts on the environment, these avian creatures are always a delight to come across ...

What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds? Researchers ...

Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds find food.

Old forests that contain large trees and a diversity of tree sizes and species may offer refuge to some types of birds facing threats in a warming climate, scientists have found. Old forests that ...

Forget the canary in a coal mine: today the danger zone is the entire U.S., and the sentinel species comprise a growing list that includes the Golden-cheeked Warbler, the Florida Scrub Jay and the ...

Concerns over foodborne risk from birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers, according to research from the University of California, Davis, that found low instances of E. coli and ...

Cuckoos sneak their eggs into other birds’ nests and copy egg colors to avoid detection. This study explains how they adjust to many hosts.

Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

The suburbs are no love nest, at least not for two of the region’s most beloved songsters, the Pacific wren and Swainson’s thrush. Instead, when their forest homes are cleared for development, these ...