Explore the fascinating world of animal art through the intricate creations of bowerbirds, pufferfish, and other creatures.

The snood is a weird, fleshy feature on a wild turkey's head that plays a key role in mating, breeding, and establishing ...

The Argentine black and white tegu lizard is a non-native, invasive species distributed throughout Florida through escapes or ...

Some philosophers believe that creating art requires intention; for example, a sculptor will mold clay with the intention of having it look like Abraham Lincoln. And nonhuman animals, they’ll argue, ...

While we are waiting (?patiently?) for spring to really get rolling, here are a few things to think about.

All around the bower the bird scatters small objects—shells, pieces of plastic, flower petals—which all possess the same property: the color blue ... not just genetics. Flaws in the ...

A genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus—a mutation associated with increased infectiousness and disease severity—has ...

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

Why do humans wear clothes? One reason is that changing outfits allows people to tailor their look in hopes of attracting or ...

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By studying embryonic ...

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...