For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

Scientists tried for years to understand how a hummingbird tongue and beak works. Discover the fascinating ways these tiny ...

"We are preparing for what might be the biggest breeding season since the program began 30 years ago," one conservationist ...

After a four-year wait, the abundant fruiting of the rimu tree could inspire the world’s heaviest parrots to boost their population ...

Do All Birds Sing? Before we get started on some of the more in depth questions, it’s a good idea to address some of the ...

A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

The nest parasites get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but study by study, Mark Hauber and his “Cowbird ...

The nest parasites get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but study by study, Mark Hauber and his “Cowbird ...

Mandarin ducks are painted in a rainbow of colors. Their coloration looks like something out of a Disney fairytale, yet they ...

After 20 years of fossicking for crystals in outback Australia, a prospector has made the discovery of a lifetime. Hundreds ...

Some penguins are wonderfully cooperative: they breed in predictable, accessible places, with tidy, well-defined colonies, ...

Zealandia, the world’s first fully fenced urban ecosanctuary, is taking a long view on conservation—and creating one of New ...