In a nutshell A newly discovered 69-million-year-old bird skull from Antarctica proves that modern birds were already diverse ...

This chirpy little songbird has charmed its way across Europe and Asia, becoming a familiar sight in both rural fields and bustling city parks. The Eurasian Tree Sparrow is a small, compact bird with ...

"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.

Gazing out my window, I see trees and plants painted silver, with tiny diamonds reflecting the rays of the morning sun. The ice storm had slipped through undetected in the dead of night, leaving ...

I’ve seen a ton of robins this winter. On several occasions, I’ve seen them in big numbers attacking bushes and trees and stripping them of fruit.

CONCORD, N.H. — Let’s shift our focus and talk about something other than politics for a minute: If you looked outside your ...

Honey-hunters in northern Mozambique rely on honeyguide birds to locate three-quarters of their harvest each year, a new ...

Continued destruction of our precious natural resources could invite an environmental ruin.

It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...

Newly Discovered Late Cretaceous Birds May Have Carried Heavy Prey Like ... 4, 2024 — A study determines when and how pterosaurs went from tiny tree-climbers to towering terrestrial titans ...

This is a great time of year to see birds’ nests. A search for bird nests is like an archaeological dig, without the ground and without the dig. Shrubs and trees are naked, allowing an open ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...