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, ...

It was the third week in January, with the temperature gauge registering minus 17 degrees at 6 a.m. The sun wasn’t even up yet, but dozens of small birds were hopping on the snow beneath a backyard ...

People love watching birds, there’s no doubt about it. There are 96 million birders in the United States. If you’re ready to give this hobby a try, a good place to start is learning about the small ...

Migratory birds change how high they fly over deserts and seas. Wing shape, feather color, and heat all play a role in helping them survive.

In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a white back, forked tail and—as we've just ...

Scientists once believed birds relied only on flight, talons and socialization for survival. But this one proves otherwise: it uses chemistry. For most of modern biology, there was a widely accepted ...

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 ...

A simple March habit using kitchen eggshells could strengthen garden birds’ spring broods; learn why timing, hygiene and ...

Building a new bird house is great and all, but if you installed it without considering these important tips, you might have a perpetually empty nest.