Every animal carries a microscopic community of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that play a critical role in health. These gut microbes help regulate the immune system, support digestion, and even ...

Some birds that mimic humans can only say a few words or phrases. For instance, crows in captivity often repeat words like ...

Testing has found serious cases of bird flu in Arkansas, according to a news release from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture.The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been found in wild ...

Discover the brain science behind how birds learn to sing, from song nuclei to social cues and critical learning windows.

Something unusual is happening out in the wild in Australia. Some birds are genetically one sex but look and act like the other. Scientists looked at five species: the Australian magpie, laughing ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas agriculture and health agencies stated that people should avoid contact with wild birds, especially any that appear sick or are found dead, due to detections of avian ...

Hundreds of dead birds are being reported across New Jersey, including at the Jersey Shore, according to officials. Between Feb. 14 and Feb. 16, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ...

Bone claws, oxygen-absorbing “hair,” and hands-on frog dads. Meet the hairy frog (or wolverine frog), one of nature’s strangest amphibians.

Hundreds of geese have reportedly died in New Jersey, and bird flu is suspected to be the culprit. More than 1,100 dead or sick wild birds — almost all of them Canadian geese — were reported between ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansans are being asked to keep their distance from wild birds, especially birds that seem to be sick or are found dead, due to the avian influenza, state health and agriculture ...

The Guam kingfisher was extinct in the wild. Through coordinated breeding, cultural consultation, and careful reintroduction ...