Policies regarding bird feeding should also consider the people who invest their time and resources in it, say researchers.

A new material replicates the structure responsible for the blue feathers of eastern bluebirds and other songbirds. It could be used in batteries or filtration.

"Our discovery shows that there were many birds, and a variety of them, near the South Pole about 125 million years ago."

Unlike humans, house finches become more social when sick, gravitating to healthy birds in their flock.

Hummingbirds use two unique strategies to maneuver through gaps in vegetation, report researchers.

Birds nesting near farmland are half as likely to have at least one fledgling successfully leave the nest when temperatures spike.

A new way to make cellulose gels gets inspiration from how some small birds use spit to hold twigs in place when building nests.

"...as you go from natural areas to human-modified areas, the number of individuals that can persist decreases, which then influences species richness."

Severe space weather events, especially in overcast conditions in autumn, hinder birds' ability to migrate at night, a new study shows.

A population of endangered red-crowned parrots is thriving in urban areas of South Texas, research finds.