Ornithologists at the Natural History Museum and UCLA are studying how smoke from the January wildfires will affect the region’s birds. It’s part of a broader scientific effort to understand the ...

A study shows that rainfall controls tropical bird breeding by triggering the growth of plants and insect populations.

Birds signal the start of spring, but their shifted timing has scientists concerned. A study revealed migratory birds are reaching their nesting grounds earlier. WBUR reported that the study, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds use light as a cue, so what happens when it gets dark during the day? AP Photo/Hassan Ammar The total solar eclipse on April ...

The upcoming total solar eclipse is set to bring people from around the country to stare in awe at the cosmological wonder, but it may also spark strange behavior in birds. The timing of the ...

Birds were observed acting strangely during the recent total solar eclipse that stunned much of the United States earlier this month. Researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology noticed that there ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So, if you happen to have a pet bird and want to know how can you tell if your bird is anxious, keep reading to find out! Warner ...

A study by the University of Vienna and Anglia Ruskin University challenges this belief. Female birds do sing, and in many ...

AMES, Iowa – A study examining eye disease in a common bird species shows how pathology and behavior interact in complex ways that determine how widely a pathogen can spread. The study, published ...

Aguilar, who specializes in bird behavior, set out in summer 2023 to find a system to gather large volumes of data on the eclipse’s effects on local birds’ daily routines. With the help of Luddy ...

Instinct does play a role in nest-building, but so much more seems to be involved. Entwined with instinct are reason, ...