An experiment with 37 species shows that birds allow men to approach them an average of about one meter closer. Scientists ...

More than 14 million birds are expected to fly south over Michigan Tuesday night, Sept. 15, amid fall migration.

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 ...

Have you ever seen a group of birds flying in a neat V shape and wondered why they do it? It may look beautiful and well-planned, but there’s a smart reason behind it. Birds use this formation to save ...

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. Migratory birds are some of nature’s most efficient ...

Who hasn't dreamed of flying like a bird? But do birds actually enjoy flying as much as we imagine? A new study by researchers at Utrecht University shows that galahs, Australian cockatoos, almost ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard Humans hunted and killed almost all northern bald ibis birds by the 17th century. But breeding and rewilding ...