Survival of the fittest. Nature red in tooth and claw. The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its rivals and is thus passed ...

A study reveals that sticklebacks with complete bony plates have survival rates several percentage points higher than those with reduced plates, indicating ongoing natural selection. Moreover, the ...

CT scans also indicate Archaeopteryx had nerve endings in the end of its beak—part of what’s known as a bill-tip organ. Again ...

Birds across the planet share a learned warning cry that may echo the origins of language itself. Bird species that live ...

Decades of cognitive research reveal that parrots can understand what numbers represent. Here’s how these birds use them to ...

A newly identified tiny dinosaur, Foskeia pelendonum, is shaking up long-held ideas about how plant-eating dinosaurs evolved.

And, if you are one of those people who woke up and finally started noticing the birds everywhere, you may be wondering about birds in particular. It might be surprising to learn that birds — like ...

Sabrina Carpenter has been criticised by animal rights group PETA for using a live bird during her performance at the Grammys. The Espresso hitmaker hit the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los ...

For the first time, deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of a wildlife die-off in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas during the 2023–2024 summers. Researchers on an Antarctic ...