Researchers at Rice University have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating ...

Birds that typically stay in Michigan over the winter can handle even these temperatures. But other birds may struggle to ...

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting home décor choice. For some birds, it keeps ...

Researchers at Rice University have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating systems persist while ...

Two months shy of the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, the US has recorded its first human ...

A 'bizarre' material used by some birds to line their nests in tree cavities could actually save their offspring.

In a new study involving whole-genome data, researchers present “CASTER,” a tool that uses arrangements in DNA sequences known as site patterns to infer “species trees,” which are diagrams that depict ...

I’ve always had a fondness for the little clusters of closely related species that evolution can produce. Sometimes it’s a ...