Birds today make flight look effortless, but its evolution was complex. Scientists are still trying to discover exactly how birds took to the skies, and today, a new perspective has emerged by ...

For many of us, the sound of a bird crashing into a nearby window might be an unfortunately common occurrence. As unpleasant as it is to think about, hundreds of millions of birds die annually due to ...

Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found that when birds evolve ...

Discover the awe-inspiring majesty of nature’s largest aviators in this video showcasing the 9 largest flying birds in the world according to their massive wingspans.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most bird species don’t fly above a few thousand feet in ...

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The researchers suggest that the difference between the long-haulers and those who landed might be in their feathers; the birds that landed had not molted their wing feathers, whereas those who stayed ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Monday night into early Tuesday morning, an estimated 16.6 million birds crossed over Indiana to migrate north, according to bird tracking website BirdCast. Assistant ...