If you haven’t given it much thought, you probably think non-human animals see the world the same way we do. The truth is the world looks very different to most other animals than it does to us. Most ...

Hadn’t the gods seen me shivering in the gloom of that morning? Didn’t they see fit to send me a reward in the form of a rare ...

Avian colors do more than just captivate human spectators ... with respect to birds,” Prum said. That’s because birds see an even wider gamut of colors than humans can. “ ...

This plump, sparrow-sized bird is the most endangered bird in Iowa. Estimates are that there are only about 6,000 piping ...

Science and Innovation Birds, for the most part, do not live in nests. These complex structures, sometimes meticulously assembled for more than a month, tend to be used for the express purposes of ...

At the Phoenix Zoo and Desert Botanical Garden, complex operations to keep animals and plants safe from climate change may ...

Why do the Cardinals ... Bills Mafia and the Bird Gang make their lives any easier. I can’t imagine anyone who supports public safety or believes in law and order could see these nicknames ...

After observing thousands of records over decades, researchers found that birds of a feather may actually ... “We kind of were expecting to see competition among species that are eating similar ...

the fading colors of urban birds are more than a matter of aesthetics. They also serve as a warning sign. “It means that the habitat might be of lower quality,” he said. Climate F.A.Q.: Do ...

New research indicates that birds are not alone while migrating—and sharing space with other species may even help them on ...