The birds might use the organs' iron-rich immune cells as internal compasses on overcast days, when they must rely on Earth’s ...

The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the UK. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird flu infections in humans. The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain, which ...

The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the US. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird flu infections in humans. The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain, which ...

Birds often seem like they are aware of something beyond what humans notice. They react to changes in the air, shift direction suddenly, and sometimes gather or scatter without any clear reason. This ...

The Oiled Wildlife Care Network said it has taken in 25 birds affected by an oil spill that released more than 2,000 gallons ...

Scientists discovered that crow feathers contain hidden ultraviolet communication patterns that humans cannot see.

Right now hundreds of millions of birds are making their annual trek to settle down in their northern breeding grounds. As they fly hundreds to even thousands of miles, they stop occasionally to ...

Some birds sing to attract a mate. Others dance or display colorful feathers. But in the moonlit forests and shrublands of northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, ...

But birds don't always process motion the way humans do. For example, pigeons focus only on local motion cues rather than the whole pattern: they do not see a turbine blade spinning over and over, but ...

Many members of the animal kingdom can detect the subtle undulations of Earth’s magnetic field. Relying on a hidden ...

When an optometrist shines a bright light into your eyes, a vast, branching tree sprouts in your field of vision. This is the shadow of blood vessels. Though we normally can’t perceive them, these ...

Humans can only see less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum. Here’s why evolution may have intentionally hidden ...