New research identifies five distinct sleep subtypes, revealing links between brain patterns, behavior and health ...

Florida Keys Wild Bird Center After an injury left a young Northern Mockingbird unable to fly or walk normally, a pair of ...

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

Decades of data from over 80,000 great tits reveal that extreme weather can shape the fate of baby birds. Cold snaps soon after hatching and heavy rain later in development shrink nestling body mass ...

A bird stalking African wetlands carries its young in a way so bizarre that witnesses have mistaken it for something far more unsettling than a caring parent. What makes this protective instinct look ...

Finding a baby bird on the ground without its parents nearby can be alarming, but it's rarely what it seems. Parent birds are often nearby, even if you don't see them right away, as they may be out ...

Birds tend to fly into wind turbines by mistake. There are a few reasons for this. One major reason why birds cannot easily spot wind turbines is that the long, rotating blades create a misleading ...

June 8 (UPI) --A Washington police department announced two baby birds hatched in a nest built in an unusual location: the storage compartment of a training motorcycle. The Puyallup Police Department, ...

The United States of America marks its 250th anniversary with 4th of July celebrations in Washington, DC, and across the country. President Donald Trump celebrates America’s 250th anniversary ahead of ...

A week-long wait is over. The Puyallup Police Department is proudly sharing the recent, surprising arrivals of tiny baby birds at its new Public Safety Building. Back on May 30, officers were ...

There’s a little bird stumbling around on the ground outside, appearing confused. Do you know what to do? The correct answer, usually, is nothing. This isn’t cruelty. Humans often misinterpret what ...