Increasingly hot summer weather means we need to keep cool, and for nature the same applies but it isn’t so easy. For birds, ...

The birds might use the organs' iron-rich immune cells as internal compasses on overcast days, when they must rely on Earth’s ...

When most people imagine a bird, they picture an animal with feathers, wings, and a beak perched on a tree branch. However, ...

Tonight, there will be more birds in the sky than there are people in the United States. According to Cornell Lab’s BirdCast, an estimated 373 million winged migrators will continue their journey ...

Birds often behave in ways that make it seem like they can sense what's coming before humans do. From suddenly seeking ...

"Most recently killed birds are in good shape, and we urge you to pick them up for science," the authors write. "Then, note ...

For millions of years, male great bowerbirds have wooed their mates with flowers and seeds. But in today’s urban world, such ...

As millions of migratory birds pass through Chicago each spring, volunteers race to rescue injured birds and document deadly ...

A fossil bed in northwestern China has been telling a strange story for years. Scattered through its rocks are the remains of ...