While early birds existed in a time period when dinosaurs dominated, they were feathered, capable of gliding or flying, but looked nothing like the birds we have today. Unlike birds like pigeons, ...

Animals with larger brains produce fewer, larger offspring, explaining why birds evolved bigger eggs than the largest dinosaurs.

About 120 million years ago in what is now northwestern China, many kinds of birds flocked to a lakeside ecosystem. This dense avian population would have offered a smorgasbord for a small and ...

Life reconstruction of the Jurassic bird Zhengheornis buyu from the Zhenghe Fauna in Fujian province. [Photo provided to ...

The organ that makes it possible Parrots are the only birds whose vocal anatomy allows them to approximate human consonants ...

Adding more hummingbirds to your yard might be easier than you think. It all starts with a splash of just the right color.

When 10-year-old Samuel Henderson decided to share his bird calls at a school talent show this past May, he wasn’t nervous at all. In fact, in his mind, he was playing to a much larger audience than ...

At a Cretaceous lake in what is now northwestern China, paleontologists have found the fossilized remains of ancient birds ...

More than 200 million years ago, life on Earth was experimenting with new forms. The Triassic period gave rise to animals ...

Birds have impressive balancing skills. Learn how birds stand on one leg and stay upright even while they're sleeping.

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ...