Science

March 23, 2020 — Ornithologists are trying to correct biases and misguided assumptions that can undermine environmental efforts and scientific knowledge.

March 13, 2020 — Using regional winds to their advantage, these rare seabirds fly as far and fast as they can to search out patches of food.

March 11, 2020 — The teeny skull, from a bed of 99 million-year-old fossils from Myanmar, suggests bird diversity was vast before the dinosaurs went extinct.

March 04, 2020 — Get 'em before they're gone (especially if you're a bird).

February 27, 2020 — Avian sunbathing has mystified ornithologists for decades, but some recent research is confirming an old suspicion that the behavior helps fend off lice.

February 21, 2020 — Black-throated Blue Warblers now start spring migration 5.5 days sooner than they did in the 1960s, a new study finds. Is climate change to blame?

February 10, 2020 — Scientists counting Chinstrap Penguins on Elephant Island tally fewer than half as many birds as nested there almost 50 years ago.

January 27, 2020 — The seabirds' knack for finding fishing vessels could help authorities crack down on crimes on the high seas.

January 24, 2020 — Researchers have gleaned new insights (and some feathers) from Rock Pigeons that further unravel the mysteries of avian flight.

January 23, 2020 — There's still a lot scientists don't know about odor in the avian world, but this much is clear: Some species really smell.