In a new study, researchers found that light pollution –– artificial light at night –– affects the circadian rhythms of zebra finches more when they are in social groups, as compared with birds who ...

For decades, birdwatchers in Japan thought they were looking at the same little green songbird flitting through mountain ...

Tiny 5-millimeter-wide microplastics have been found in the nests and bodies of birds that are living in people's backyards, according to Audubon. Scientists said the discovery was "eye-opening to see ...

A recent study is showing that one unassuming bird species in New Zealand has had its diet adapt wildly to human activity, according to Phys.org. The study compared the diet of the southern ...

The discovery of a remarkably near-complete fossil skull of the earliest known modern bird may help settle a long-standing debate about the evolutionary history of our feathered friends. The specimen ...

These characteristics highlight the role of mosaic evolution in early bird development. Notably, Baminornis zhenghensis has a short tail ending in a compound bone called the pygostyle, a feature also ...

The Sacramento River Discovery Center advertises people can observe “birds, bees and buds” in the Red Bluff Recreation Area, ...