A paper published last year in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface described a feather as a masterpiece of engineering, one comprising nine orders of magnitude, from the nanoscale to the meter ...

The nest parasites get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but study by study, Mark Hauber and his “Cowbird ...

Search for the lovely American avocet along coastlines, lakes, and ponds. Plus, learn about their unique technique when ...

FeatherSnap, a solar-powered, Wi-Fi enabled feeder, supports the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch by encouraging households to take part in the UK’s largest garden bird survey. It uses cameras and AI ...

Quick Take Vulturine guinea fowl’s blue and white plumage comes from feather structure, not pigments, creating vivid, ...

Advice about how to watch garden birds in winter and recognise when they need extra care. Birdwatching from indoors is a ...

Why Indiana chose the northern cardinal in 1933, reflecting everyday wildlife, changing landscapes, and a search for hopeful ...

Primarily used to procure and eat food, bills are also used to probe mud, peck wood, tear flesh, sift water, pry seeds, build ...

MinuteEarth, which has 3.23 million subscribers, explains that all of these feathers are real bird feathers, and there are no fakes. These are inexpensive feathers sold at craft stores, but they are ...

In late October, Dave Willard, an adjunct curator at the Field Museum, found himself standing shoulder to shoulder with actor Harrison Ford. The two were set to receive awards at the Half-Earth Day ...

Birds of a feather stick together, so Cate Blanchett (queen of the ecologically-minded rewear) dressing in Stella McCartney (a pioneer of sustainability in luxury) makes perfect sense. While it may ...

"Birds of a Feather" became the biggest hit from Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' album, reaching No. 2 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital ...