One of the remarkable abilities that birds possess is their ability to regenerate the feathers that they shed. Unlike human ...

A paper published last year in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface described a feather as a masterpiece of engineering, one comprising nine orders of magnitude, from the nanoscale to the meter ...

While you're snuggled up in front of the TV and many species are hibernating, birds are struggling to get through winter. But ...

Orange pigment may limit cellular damage by managing sulfur-rich nutrients, shedding light on why orange coloration persists ...

When you think of birds, you might imagine wings flapping silently against a blue sky. The kākāpō, however, lacks these ...

And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles; they can always fly away from this rain and this cold; you can hear ...

What do Wilson’s bird-of-paradise, the red-necked tanager, and the keel-billed toucan all have in common? They are all ...

A five-square-metre spill of thick epoxy resin has inadvertently trapped a pair of thirsty magpies after mistaking it for a ...

Birdwatching is oh so relaxing, but you don't always want to travel for it. Bring all the birds to your yard instead with these bird feeders.

Long ago, I decided to take my niece and nephew to the movies as a treat and one I quickly regretted as my niece complained ...

A healthy garden attracts more than pollinators. It can bring California quail, too. Discover how these social birds help ...

Claire Foy stars opposite Brendan Gleeson and one scene-stealing hawk in this muddled meditation on grief.