The Bird Photographer of the Year award has been announced, with Canadian photographer Patricia Homonylo scooping the top prize for her thought-provoking image titled When Worlds Collide.

A haven for wildlife enthusiasts, Costa Rica offers an unparalleled array of locations to capture its rich biodiversity ...

And when a bird silently nods off on its perch, it may also dream as its singing muscles twitch. Could it be rehearsing in its sleep? A substantial proportion of bird species are songbirds with ...

The flaps mimick a class of feathers that are key to birds' most daring aerial ... No Incentive for Older Birds to Make New Friends Oct. 28, 2024 — Like people, birds have fewer friends as they ...

Birds that fill the world’s skies today are living dinosaurs, reminders of a distant and strange past. Decades of major new discoveries and studies have convinced researchers that there’s a direct ...

Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do they manage it? Scientists built a flight chamber to find out. Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do ...

Ornithologist Jim Zook surveys birds in Costa Rican pastures and adjacent privately-owned forests. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

In fact, 96 million people (a third of Americans) closely observed, fed, or photographed birds, according to a 2022 Audubon Society study. It’s also a good way to stay physically and mentally ...

When it comes to birds, there may be more than just avian flu to be worried about. It has been suggested that there are over 60 other diseases that birds and their droppings can carry. The problem ...

Less familiar is the tale of the dinosaurs that were left behind. What is it about birds that allowed them to survive when all other dinosaurs died out? Watch our animation. By the start of the ...

Early birds tend to wake up and go to sleep earlier in the day. Night owls tend to wake up and go to bed later. Keep reading to learn more about each chronotype, as well as how to change it.

Bird flu is spreading in cattle herds in the US in a surprising development that's worrying scientists. There's no evidence the virus can cause a human outbreak, but authorities are keeping a ...