Science

November 8, 2019 — A new study finds that Vulturine Guineafowl live in multilevel societies, marking the first time such behavior has been described in avians.

November 8, 2019 — After a decade since its first sighing, the bird has finally been formally described as a new species, but much remains unknown about its ecology.

November 7, 2019 — Birds can't lose their hearing. So why do we?

October 23, 2019 — A new study finds that only 40 percent of bird specimens are female, a skew in the biodiversity catalogue that limits ecological research.

October 21, 2019 — For female White Bellbirds, hearing a suitor's mating call is like putting her head in the speaker at a rock concert, a new study shows.

October 15, 2019 — Scientists are finally unraveling a 100-year-old mystery about the Phainopepla's unusual nesting behaviors.

September 19, 2019 — For the first time, researchers have estimated the volume of total avian loss in the Western Hemisphere—and it’s not just threatened species that are declining. Many backyard favorites are also losing ground.

September 3, 2019 — Two new fossil discoveries hint at the complex evolution undertaken by the island's ancient—and often huge—birds.

August 27, 2019 — Satellite tags are helping us better understand the nesting behaviors and migrations of these agile raptors, which hunt, drink, and bathe on the wing.

August 13, 2019 — A nearly two-decade Veery study suggests these feathered forecasters can sense major storms months in advance.