Bird multitudes are slipping away on a global scale, but a new study offers hope for how we can make life easier for them.

Gain-of-function research became controversial during the COVID-19 pandemic. But without it, “we’re just flying in the dark” when it comes to H5N1, said Felicia Goodrum, a molecular virologist at the ...

Birds often behave in ways that make it seem like they can sense what’s coming before humans do. From suddenly seeking shelter before storms to shifting their behavior ahead of environmental changes, ...

This Saturday, May 9, is birding's biggest day. It is called Global Big Day, an annual 24-hour event in which thousands of people around the world help crowdsource sightings of birds for the Cornell ...

Birds are more than mere symbols of seasonal change or nature’s background music; they are vital indicators of ecological health. When bird populations decline, it not only threatens their survival ...

Birds are dying in record numbers this autumn by flying full-speed into Big Apple buildings, lured to their deaths by glassy skyscrapers — with the sleek Battery Park City corridor among the city’s ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name just a few. But we have little understanding of the holistic nature of avian ...

We’re in the beginning of spring bird migration here on the Gulf Coast, which means warblers, vireos, orioles, and thrushes coming through as they make their way up North. Around 2 billion birds make ...

Everyone has so much going on at the turn of the year — family trips punctuated by someone getting a funny cough, New Year’s regrets and resolutions, the agonizing stretch between January 6 and ...