Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by birds. We eat them, ...

A UCLA campus shutdown during COVID revealed rapid evolution in urban birds, as junco beaks shifted with the rise and fall of ...

AMES, Iowa – A study examining eye disease in a common bird species shows how pathology and behavior interact in complex ways that determine how widely a pathogen can spread. The study, published ...

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 bird feeder is a window into the world of wild bird behavior. It can entertain and educate curious birdwatchers for hours. Begin with an informal experiment to talk to feeder birds. Next time you ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KOIN) — As songbirds learn from other birds that food is low, they change their physiology and behavior to prepare, Oregon State University College of Science research shows.

Research associate Terry McGlynn works surrounded by taxidermy animals at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, where researchers are studying bird feathers to determine the effects of wildfire ...

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 ...