Ever wondered what role the neck serves? Besides holding the head in place, of course. Depending on the bird's diet and ...

Charles Darwin predicted the existence of a moth with a long tongue based on a comet orchid's nectar spurs. This was ...

Discover the remarkable bird fossil from Antarctica that is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Learn how this 69-million-year-old bird challenges previous theories.

Once a Cockatoo's nails start to get super sharp or they begin to splinter at the tips, it's time for a trim. You'll need ...

While the man-made and woman-made gusts and microbursts whip Washington, D.C., into chaos, the only disturbances here are at ...

Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes, and through observing those differences we can learn a lot about them. Our education department has tons of lessons related to adaptations that different ...

As part of our ad hoc Scotland’s Wonderful Wildlife series, Thom Quinn describes a consequential meeting with a puffin, a ...

The sounds of grey herons at nest during day and at night are like a fairy-tale monster or someone getting sick!

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

The bird world has some of the funkiest displays when it comes to attracting a mate. From building elaborate nests to impress or mastering the moves of a dance, the birds of planet Earth know how ...

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...