14 February 2023
Massive flows of snow down mountain slopes can clear out dense forest and make way for shrubs and smaller trees, allowing a more diverse range of bird species to live in the affected area
30 November 2022
A skull bone from 67 million years ago reveals that ancestors of modern birds had jointed beaks, not immobile ones as biologists have long thought
23 November 2022
Male great bustards seek out two toxic plants during the birds' breeding season, and extracts from these plants have been found to kill common pathogens in the lab
22 November 2022
Gliding birds tend to have long and thin wings, but seagulls seem to have a trick that lets them soar on short, wider wings
18 October 2022
An analysis of the songs of male and female European robins adds to growing evidence that both sexes of songbirds are talented singers
14 July 2022
It was thought that spongy bone in woodpeckers’ heads cushioned their brains from hard knocks, but in fact their skulls are stiff like a hammer
24 May 2022
Ishikari Lowland in Japan was converted to farmland beginning 150 years ago, and an analysis suggests it has experienced a 70 per cent drop in bird numbers since then
3 May 2022
Some manakin males court females with elaborate aerial routines – and in these species, males have evolved to be more lightweight for extra agility
12 April 2022
When the common swift is nesting, it sometimes enters an energy-saving “torpor” state that is a bit like hibernation
9 February 2022
The barn owl’s tail has a surprisingly important role to play in making the bird more aerodynamic
