Researchers are gathering new insights that improve migration science and may help make offshore wind energy more friendly to ...

Every fall, the skies of the northeastern United States fill with warblers, barn swallows and other birds heading south to ...

For the past three months the chatter of the Arctic Tern colony has served as the soundtrack of the summer breeding season.

Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of ...

Radar estimates suggest more than 1.2 billion birds took to the skies Sept. 25 — the largest surge of the season — for fall ...

Scientists discovered that ostrich ancestors could fly across oceans. Later, they lost flight and adapted on land.

From bustling towns to rural woodlands, turkeys seem to be everywhere these days. But despite being an undeniable ...

John Bird, Ph.D., and Afroza Shirin, Ph.D., stand with a model aircraft used in their research on soaring. With a new grant from DARPA, the two are using insights from bird flight to develop uncrewed ...

The mystery of how related flightless birds ended up so far apart on different continents may have been solved.

Light pollution, both from windows and from outdoor light fixtures, can be especially dangerous because songbirds use the moon and stars as a “compass” when flying south. Artificial lights can be a ...

Optical illusions have gained popularity once again and keep popping up online, and the one with the bird is making people scratch their heads. A picture shows a bunch of bright birds sitting together ...