A naturalist’s encounters with birds hunting under artificial light, and what new research says about the hidden costs of a ...

In the first broad evolutionary analysis of its kind, Chloe Heys and her colleagues found that masturbation appears across ...

“We can’t hold their hands for the next few thousand years. We have to let them do their own thing,” says Andrew Digby, ...

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New research has found that masturbation among bird species, including parrots, is natural, despite prevailing assumptions ...

Winter strips most landscapes down to bare branches and frost-covered ground. For birds that stay through the cold months ...

New Guinea's tropical rainforests are home to one of the animal kingdom's most spectacular courtship rituals, with male birds ...

Instead of burning energy growing a new set of feathers, some birds let everyday wear and tear change their appearance.

A new study has found that the red-necked nightjar is not just nocturnal but actually lives in direct harmony with the moon. Following a decade of fieldwork in the Doñana National Park in south-west ...

As migration peaks this May, the changing journeys of the world’s birds reveal real strain on the natural systems vital to all life on Earth. Today is World Migratory Bird Day. To mark it, we’re ...

Birdwatching is one of the most accessible and rewarding hobbies you can start right from your own home. Each morning chorus outside your window represents a vibrant community of feathered neighbors ...

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