Glacier-carved fields and ephemeral wetlands provide a crucial stopover for long-distance migrants and prolific breeding ...

Qi was able to show that another chemical messenger called acetylcholine can trigger dopamine release in the bird’s brain ...

A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.

The winning photographs highlight the diversity of animal and plant life in Britain as well as the often hidden behaviors of ...

More than 60 Double-crested Cormorant eggs and chicks were rescued from a failing tree in Marina del Rey and are now ...

In her watercolor triptych, Rosalie Haizlett celebrates the vibrant colors and details found in the feathers of common—and ...

Birding in Texas is one of the best states in the U.S. Two factors help the migratory birds. Geographically, Texas offers two ...

A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be ...

Coming across an early copy of Thomas Bewick’s ‘History of British Birds’ from 1832 in the Spitalfields Market inspired me to publish this ornithological survey with illustrations courtesy of the ...

Guy Plint is no stranger to tracking prehistoric beasts. Over the past 40 years, the Western Earth Sciences professor emeritus has studied the ...

Birds are widely regarded as symbols of freedom and eternity due to their ability to soar into the skies. Their symbolism exists all over the world as part of different cultures, religions, and ...

Spring draws hundreds of millions of birds north after winter shooed them away. Here are some of the species traveling to or ...