The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the ...

In Idaho and the Mountain West, utility poles and power lines are often the tallest feature across the landscape, providing birds with a vantage point and the perfect place to perch, hunt or nest. The ...

If you enjoy watching and admiring birds, Cornell University wants your help in February by just taking some pictures.

A team of researchers are studying how human well-being is impacted by regularly feeding birds. The group is no longer looking just at how bird feeding impacts birds – but looking at the activity’s ...

Swabs from birds’ mouths are placed in tubes and tested for avian influenza virus. (Photo by Erica Spackman/USDA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund research projects that explore the highly ...

Research teams studying bats and birds gather in Panama’s Soberanía National Park to celebrate the launch of a long-term census of bats designed to complement the bird census, which will celebrate its ...

The total solar eclipse in North America on April 8, 2024, temporarily reset the biological clocks of some bird species, according to new research.The eclipse created a dramatic spectacle as the moon ...

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Bird retinas survive without oxygen by burning sugar scientists solve 300 year mystery that could help treat human strokes.

On a warm July morning, Will Krohn gingerly gripped a small pair of pliers in one hand and a newly hatched bird in the other. With the chick peeking its head out between two of Krohn’s fingers, Krohn ...