The researchers suggest that the difference between the long-haulers and those who landed might be in their feathers; the ...

Birds fly in a V formation to save energy. The bird in front creates lift for those behind. This teamwork makes long flights easier. Scientists studie ...

A little over a year ago, Marcela Uhart was walking on the beach in Punta Delgada, Argentina. It was peak breeding session on this peninsula known for its rich marine wildlife. Usually, the salty ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, satellite tags and backyard observations are revealing a surprising pattern: some birds are ...

Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...

As the weather gets chillier, birds are migrating, many crossing New Hampshire on their path to warmer climates. Hundreds of thousands of birds — warblers, tanagers, sandpipers, sparrows, hawks, even ...

Some feathered dinosaurs may have lost the ability to fly, revealing that the evolution of flight was far more complex than ...

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the... It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading ...

In the U.S., bird flu headlines have focused on an unprecedented number of American cases and the impact of the virus on dairy cows and on poultry. In this May 22, 2018 photo, ruddy turnstones, larger ...