There exists a strange and unnerving phenomenon that one of our news producers experienced this morning, that feels like it could be an omen for... something. He awoke to the sound of banging from ...

Birds are on the move as they take flight for their annual spring migration and Cornell University is looking to help people ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Whether they’re opening for takeoff, spreading wide for a lazy soar or flapping to brake for landing, bird wings make flying look almost effortless.

Recently a friend asked me why a bird was flying against the side view window of her car and what she could do to prevent it. Common in spring and during the migration periods of April to June and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Frigatebirds can remain airborne for days at a time without ...

For many of us, the sound of a bird crashing into a nearby window might be an unfortunately common occurrence. As unpleasant as it is to think about, hundreds of millions of birds die annually due to ...

BirdCast radar tracking has taken some of the mystery out of bird migration patterns, showing that 80% move after dark.

Long before humans walked the Earth, the skies of South America were ruled by a colossal bird. Argentavis magnificens, one of the largest flying birds ever discovered, had a wingspan so wide that it ...

Translated by Lee Seul-a | Bokgeunbok | 48 pages | 18,500 Korean won** Cats on the rooftop tilt their heads halfway in ...