birds

While actual road rage is primarily a human trait, some birds on the Galápagos Islands are experiencing their own issues…

A new study has discovered that birds in the Galápagos Islands are changing their behaviour due to traffic noise, with…

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in…

Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at…

Conservation strategies are turning back the doomsday clock in threatened Florida-Scrub Jays — but not without caveats, a new study…

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins,…

Two studies published in the latest issue of  Science, led by Dr. Fernando García-Moreno, Ikerbasque researcher at the Achucarro Basque…

What would you wish for to improve life on Earth in 2025? That's a question we put to global thinkers…

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting décor choice. Cornell University researchers…

The planet’s birds make a lot of different sounds communicating a wide variety of messages. The petite Black-capped chickadee emits…