Scientists once believed birds relied only on flight, talons and socialization for survival. But this one proves otherwise: ...

Small birds are more energy-efficient than bats when flying. Researchers previously believed this was due to air resistance created by the bats' ears. However, biologists at Lund University in Sweden ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Small birds have explored a wide variety of styles of flight, ranging from hovering hummingbirds to bounding sparrows to soaring swifts and swallows. A new Cornell University study ...

We do this every day with domesticated species such as dogs or horses: They help us find something or carry us somewhere, and, in return, we provide them with food and shelter. In biological terms, ...

He put the bird headfirst into a black tube that sat on a tiny scale. He called out the weight (35.9 grams, or 1.2 ounces) to volunteer Peggy Sagan, who was writing information down on a chart. Junda ...

Individual superb fairy-wrens help their families and friends before helping strangers, suggesting these songbirds recognize which social tier individual birds belong to A pair of adult superb ...

Japanese tits have previously been observed combining different calls into phrases to convey meanings. The birds may also use their wings to signal to their partner that they should enter the nest ...

These small conifer trees for birds provide food and refuge in all seasons. These varieties are perfect for small landscapes.

If you and your family are a house constantly full of pets and always looking to adopt, or you're allergic to cats and dogs but the younger ones keep asking for a pet, then you may consider adopting a ...

A few months ago, I wrote a column about the largest birds in our area. It’s easy for everyday people to think of birds in everyday terms, dismissing sparrows and blackbirds as insubstantial and ...