New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most toxic birds. Why they contain poison, and how they withstand it is still a source of scientific mystery. The variable pitohui, a poisonous bird ...

SAN FRANCISCO – In the classic film “The Birds,’’ flocks of crows and other species suddenly and viciously attack people for no apparent reason. Now another Bay Area-based mystery has ...

Spring enforces the sense of the ongoing makeover that occurs in life. Rain and warmer temperatures brought out leaves and an influx of birds. Wind fanned fires before the calm of cooler temperatures.

In recent years, backyard bird watching has evolved from a quiet pastime into an interactive experience, thanks to the arrival of smart bird feeders. The Happy Birdy Smart Feeder combines ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Why are birds of every known species massing in the air in unprecedented numbers? For what purpose are they launching themselves ...

Chicago is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for migrating birds, and a glassy lakefront conference center was especially lethal. Windows at the McCormick Place conference ...

Researchers from China and the United States have shed new light on the ancient evolutionary transition from dinosaurs to birds, thanks to a remarkably well-preserved specimen of Archaeopteryx.

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped. Has the search for cases been weakened by ...

Reports of avian flu have been confirmed in Dorset. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) said it is seeing reports of bird flu among wild and captive birds in the area. A 3 kilometer ...

In the last 50 years, combined bird populations in the UK and England have declined by 16%. That is almost 73 million fewer breeding birds compared to 1970. A government committee is due to ...

Brazil is still analyzing new suspected cases of bird flu on commercial poultry farms, raising concerns the deadly virus may be spreading in the world’s largest chicken exporter. The suspected ...