An illustration of Calcaivis, an early relative of ostriches and cassowaries that lived 52 million years ago, showing its iridescent feathers. Credit: Velizar Simeonovski Cassowaries…
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Visualizations of brain endocasts (blue) from the skulls of a dinosaur and a modern bird. Credit: Image courtesy of WitmerLab at Ohio University International team…
Herring gull. Credit: Madeleine Goumas Seagulls favor food that has been handled by humans, new research shows. Herring gulls were presented with two identical food…
Bird watching another bird on TV. Credit: University of Cambridge By watching videos of each other eating, blue tits and great tits can learn to…
Black-throated Blue Warblers have shifted the timing of their spring and fall migrations over the past fifty years. Credit: Kyle Horton A growing body of…
Wulong bohaiensis. The skeleton described in the new paper is remarkably complete. The name means “Dancing Dragon” in Chinese and was named in part to…
This is a broad-billed Hummingbird with bright turquoise feathers. Credit: (c) John Bates, Field Museum Hummingbirds are some of the most brightly-colored things in the…
Coordinated behavior is common in a variety of biological systems, such as insect swarms, fish schools, and bacterial colonies. But the way information is spread…
A Kenyan fruit bat, Epomophorus wahlbergi. Credit: Holly Lutz At a time when kombucha is commonplace on cafe menus and “probiotic-fortified” has become the newest…
Extremely acute vision and the ability to rapidly process different visual impressions – these two factors are crucial when a peregrine falcon bears down on…
The Kentish Plover (right) and White-faced Plover (left) are look very similar but are in fact different species. Credit: Jonathan Martinez Scientists have identified a…
This picture shows a spirited flying Taiwan Blue Magpie displaying a full array of flight feathers in action. Credit: Shao Huan Lang If you took…
This picture shows a male white bellbird screaming its mating call. Credit: Anselmo d’Affonseca Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on October 21, 2019,…
Wind energy is increasingly seen as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, as it contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It is estimated…
Reproduction and migration are the two most demanding tasks in a bird’s life, and the vast majority of species separate them into different times of…
A new study co-authored by UChicago scientists explains how sexual cooperation and bonding evolves among animals with long-lasting pair-bonds, like the Zebra Finch. New research…
Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia’s most recognizable bird species, according to…
Discovery boosts understanding of how human brain learns speech. A father holds up his newborn, their faces only inches apart, and slowly repeats the syllables…
New research at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) shows how the world’s most widely used insecticides could be partly responsible for a dramatic decline in…