This timing is unusual. Scientists sound alarm after discovering new pattern that poses 'ongoing risks' for millions of birds: 'Raises interesting questions' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Quick Take Shatters the pigment myth: structural coloration crafts the vivid blue feathers, produced by microscopic feather ...

Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in ...

National Bird Day 2025 highlights how bird population changes reveal environmental stress and ecosystem health worldwide.

The vulturine guinea fowl’s electric blue feathers are not pigments. Scientists reveal how microscopic structures manipulate ...

A new study published today in Scientific Reports reveals how birds responded to the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse across North America. The study finds bird vocalizations significantly declined ...

Scientists listened to birds from around the world. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 10, 2025 1:33 PM EST Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Scientists just recently decided to study female birds. What they found astounded them. Some female birds, like the two red-legged honeycreepers (Cyanerpes cyaneus) pictured above in Costa Rica, have ...