Science

June 12, 2017 — The remarkably preserved fledgling, a member of the extinct enantiornithine group, provides new clues into the lives of Mesozoic birds.

May 27, 2017 — New research shows that the birds are specially built for balancing.

May 26, 2017 — The once-endangered raven is rebounding in some parts of Scandinavia, and its role in Norse mythology and Danish history might have helped.

May 16, 2017 — The mystery of how Brown-headed Cowbirds—which are raised by members of other species—learn to see themselves as cowbirds has finally been solved. The answer lies deep in the brain.

May 16, 2017 — As climate change makes the seasons less predictable, one in five studied species are struggling to time their migrations with the greenery.

May 10, 2017 — Research shows that geolocators might prevent some migratory warblers from returning home, but those that do provide valuable conservation data.

May 08, 2017 — Scientists have long thought that a murre egg's shape kept it from rolling off the ledges where the birds nest, but the truth might not be that simple.

April 27, 2017 — By expanding its breeding range in an unprecedented way, the adaptable swallow continues its spread—while baffling bird experts along the way.

April 21, 2017 — Males are often the default sex for studies, but new research showing sexes are more genetically different than previously thought could change that.

April 14, 2017 — A pilot program called Climate Watch aims to use on-the-ground observations to validate Audubon’s climate modeling, which predicts how birds’ territory ranges will shift in response to a changing climate.