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

Record the sound of every bird species in the country. The mission is not frivolous, though. Many of the birds may soon be extinct.

Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning ...

Guy Plint is no stranger to tracking prehistoric beasts. Over the past 40 years, the Western Earth Sciences professor emeritus has studied the ...

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened to those found in the brains of people.

The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...

Karla McManus, explores the history of bird photography and discusses its lessons, including the evolving technology of ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

Birds are widely regarded as symbols of freedom and eternity due to their ability to soar into the skies. Their symbolism exists all over the world as part of different cultures, religions, and ...

Down parka? No, a sweater will do. Wooly hat pulled down over the ears? No, a cap will do. The sound of chickadees and titmice outside the door? No — ...

KOCHI: A bird sanctuary inside a university? Kerala has that too. In what would be a first for an educational institution in ...

Springtime in Indiana is incredible, and the amazing Heron Rookery Trail is one of the very best ways to truly immerse ...