Aguilar, who specializes in bird behavior, set out in summer 2023 to find a system to gather large volumes of data on the eclipse’s effects on local birds’ daily routines. With the help of Luddy ...

Since the 1960s, biologists have made fake eggs for some studies of bird behavior. But Mark Hauber of Hunter College in New York says this kind of scientific handicraft is not exactly his forte. "With ...

Scientists have long wondered whether evolution would follow the same path if history had a chance for a “do-over.” New research suggests that it does, when it comes to the brain and its regulation of ...

"Operated less effectively." Researchers issue warning after observing concerning change in bird behavior: 'Potentially more damaging' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The upcoming total solar eclipse is set to bring people from around the country to stare in awe at the cosmological wonder, but it may also spark strange behavior in birds. The timing of the ...

Experts are sounding the alarm after noticing unusual shifts in bird migration and survival strategies. They say the changes connect directly to rising global temperatures. A recent report from NBC ...

Total solar eclipses only happen in the same spot once every 300 or 400 years, so it's no surprise that a team of researchers at Indiana University recently jumped on the opportunity to use this ...

A vivid, in-depth look at why birds behave as they do. Birds are intelligent, sociable creatures that exhibit a wide array of behaviors--from mobbing and mimicking to mating and joint nesting. Why do ...

A woodpecker visits the feeder outside Bob Davis' home in South Abington Twp., Lackawanna County. Two tube bird feeders hang off metal hooks on a squirrel-proof pole in Bob Davis’ backyard. A basket ...