Vonnegut mentioned his “canary-bird-in-the-coal-mine theory” again in a 1973 interview with Playboy. Artists, he explained, ...

Parakeets are one of the most popular types of pet birds, with many varieties across the globe. Each species has a unique ...

Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.

New research into the fossil record of Macaronesia has uncovered a formerly rich diversity of gadfly petrel species (genus ...

By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most ...

Photographed at LORO PARQUE FUNDACIÓN, CANARY ISLANDS ... Like many other birds, the species can see ultraviolet light. Some parrot feathers fluoresce under UV, suggesting that the birds use ...

A research team has created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all bird species, integrating data from hundreds of studies ...

Analysis of nearly 500 bird species across North America has found ... The birds are like the canary in the coal mine,” she said. The research adds to a recent series of studies that have ...