T here’s a pretty big variety in the bird world. From tiny wrens and goldfinches to flightless species like ostriches and powerful swimmers like gannets, the birds of planet Earth have a lot of niches ...

It was 60 years ago that the group The Outsiders crooned the lyrics “I can’t wait forever; Even though you want me to.” They could well have been singing about the frustration hunters feel that have ...

The Chicago Archaeopteryx features more soft tissue and delicate skeletal details than any known fossil of its kind, and ...

Viral eaglets Sunny and Gizmo, who live in Big Bear Valley in Southern California, are getting ready to take their first ...

Residents in some communities are dealing with an unexpected crime wave: Avian vandals damaging their cars' mirrors and windshields.

Technology has made it easier than ever to quickly find, identify and record birds. But to truly appreciate feathered friends ...

Flying dinosaur fossil with intact feathers reveals how first birds took flight - Researchers say set of never-before-seen ...

Marianas Audubon Society has called for United Airlines to resume flying Guam’s endangered bird species between the U.S. mainland and Guam. “Failure to do so threatens efforts to save Guam’s ...

A "beautifully preserved" Chicago Archaeopteryx specimen has hinted towards details that helped birds flying. The latest ...

Most modern birds solved this issue by evolving shorter appendages to accompany their tertial feathers. But even though ...

New insights into the flying capabilities of a nonbird dinosaur were drawn from an unusually well-preserved specimen known as ...

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that proved Darwin right. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds— ...