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

There are not many true loners in the bird world. Many types of social birds—from sparrows to sandpipers and gulls to goldfinches—will gather in flocks of their own kind, or with other species that ...

Birds using snake skins in their nests is not simply a random act but a careful behaviour to ward off predators when the young one is in their nest. Cornell University determined that cavity-nesting ...

Total solar eclipses only happen in the same spot once every 300 or 400 years, so it’s no surprise that a team of researchers at Indiana University jumped on the opportunity to use this natural ...