Artificial lights disrupt this carefully tuned internal navigation system, throwing birds off their path and even trapping ...

Thunderbirds arrive at Travis AFB for Wings Over Solano April 25–26. Officials warn of heavy traffic, limited entry points ...

Birds are on the move as they take flight for their annual spring migration and Cornell University is looking to help people ...

If you’ve looked up in Houston and seen “jellyfish” streaks hanging from the clouds, you’re seeing virga. Here is why it ...

The massive annual spring migration of America's birds – millions of them – is underway. Here's how to follow along at home.

Most birds migrate at night, while people sleep. The birds are guided by stars, the Earth's magnetic field and sounds. Purdue ...

Georges Braque composes a nocturnal universe in which black birds animate the space with their enigmatic presence. They seem to perform a choreography in the sky, transforming the night into a stage.

About 150 million years ago, in a coastal lagoon in what is now southern Germany, the oldest known bird gobbled up food with a beak built for efficient eating. It’s finely tuned mouth anatomy, ...

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WILLCOX, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Sky Islands and river valleys of Southern Arizona are home to more than 500 species of birds and that means this is a bird watcher's paradise. Sometimes you only get a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Argentavis magnificens was so massive it should’ve stayed ...

Swifts practically live in the sky. These birds skip land for nearly a year, doing everything midair, from eating to sleeping. They travel thousands of miles without ever stopping to perch. Scientists ...