The fossil was unearthed in southeastern China and described in Science Advances. The research suggests that specimens first ...

New research finds that birds can use lactate, often thought of as a metabolic waste product, as a cellular fuel that aids in ...

A 150-million-year-old fossil unearthed in Fujian province has revealed what researchers say is the smallest known ...

You might know that chocolate and avocado are toxic to dogs, but did you know these substances are also toxic to birds?

Animals with larger brains produce fewer, larger offspring, explaining why birds evolved bigger eggs than the largest dinosaurs.

Life reconstruction of the Jurassic bird Zhengheornis buyu from the Zhenghe Fauna in Fujian province. [Photo provided to ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ...

A persistent claim circulated online that woodpeckers avoid concussions from pecking because their long tongues wrap around their skulls, protecting their brains. It's true that some scientists in the ...

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A persistent claim circulated online that woodpeckers avoid concussions from pecking because their long tongues wrap around their skulls, protecting their brains. It's true that some scientists in the ...

Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds An investigation into acts of self-pleasure among parrots and other birds has reached a ...

An exhibition spotlighting one of the world's most valuable rare books has opened in Glasgow. Two volumes of Birds of America by John James Audubon are on show to the public at the Royal College of ...