Shutterstock It is common to say that something is as light as a feather in order to mean that something doesn’t weigh much ...

ZME Science recently reported on a new study published in the journal Ecology Letters that looked at nearly 1,300 bird species using a global database to analyze the colors of their plumage. The team ...

New UniSC-led research has raised hopes of reducing the tragic incidental impacts of commercial fishing on large seabirds ...

Red backed shrikes migrate using a fixed schedule, flying in stages with little variation, showing that genetics guide bird ...

North America’s favorite songbirds rely heavily on five tropical forests for wintering habitat and safe passage during ...

FILE - A house sparrow is seen with an insect in its beak, May 25, 2020, in Lutherville-Timonium, Md. As climate change intensifies extreme heat, farms are becoming less hospitable to many nesting ...

Scientists once believed birds relied only on flight, talons and socialization for survival. But this one proves otherwise: ...

Pterosaurs acquired flight "in a burst at their origin," giving scientists new insights into the biological laws of flight ...

BISMARCK – Oil and gas development is displacing grassland birds from their habitat in North Dakota’s prolific Bakken shale region, including one candidate for listing as an endangered species, ...

It’s pretty easy to link humans’ intelligence to our success as a species. Things like agriculture, building cities, and surviving in harsh environments require a large collection of mental skills, ...

As climate change intensifies extreme heat, farms are becoming less hospitable to nesting birds, a new study found. That could be another barrier to maintaining rapidly eroding biodiversity that also ...

As climate change intensifies extreme heat, farms are becoming less hospitable to nesting birds, a new study found. That could be another barrier to maintaining rapidly eroding biodiversity that also ...