I am fascinated by all aspects of nature. It doesn’t matter if it’s insects, reptiles, amphibians, plants, rocks or mammals. I love it all. But for some reason, birds seem to be rise to the top of my ...

Some leucistic birds have a hard time flying because of these abnormal feathers. Interestingly, sometimes when a bird loses a feather while trying to get away from a predator, the new feather it grows ...

It’s one of the most striking birds in the world - and its bright pink color isn’t just for show. In this episode, we dive ...

Explore the colors of songbird migration in a photo essay that displays the ways distance and timing affect plumage. In late summer and autumn, millions of birds fly above our heads, often at night, ...

There are more than 11,000 different bird species in the world that have a variety of colors. Recently, a group of scientists at Washington University in St. Louis wrote a study about why birds may ...

Hummingbirds are some of the most brightly-colored things in the entire world. Their iridescent feathers reflect light in a way that other birds can't match, and scientists weren't sure what made ...

Migratory birds are specially adapted to find their way over extreme distances that represent remarkable tests of endurance. Now, researchers have discovered an unexpected way that migratory birds ...

Etelka is a post-doctoral research fellow exploring aerosol science with biology and engineering.View full profile Etelka is a post-doctoral research fellow exploring aerosol science with biology and ...

This is the year of mocha mousse, according to Pantone. The company's annual color craze originates in part from the work of a 19th-century ornithologist who described the dizzying array of bird ...

A tree-dwelling bird that lived 48 million years ago probably had blue plumage, researchers say. Scientists inspecting a fossil of Eocoracias brachyptera say they have, for the first time, identified ...