Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays. Now, it turns out that many species also have ...

The bird world has some of the funkiest displays when it comes to attracting a mate. From building elaborate nests to impress ...

Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...

This discovery strengthens the idea that birds had already begun to diversify by the late Jurassic period. The presence of ...

Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...

Columnist Bill Danielson explores the challenge of identifying individual birds and the rare moments that make one stand out ...

When not diving for food, the American dipper is an elusive bird preferring to hide in the shadows. The only aquatic songbird ...

Ever wondered what role the neck serves? Besides holding the head in place, of course. Depending on the bird's diet and ...

Fuzhou: A short-tailed bird fossil, stated to be the oldest dating back about 150 million years, was discovered by Chinese ...

FUZHOU, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have unearthed the oldest short-tailed bird fossil, dating back about 150 million years, in east China's Fujian Province. This suggests that birds might ...