CT scans also indicate Archaeopteryx had nerve endings in the end of its beak—part of what’s known as a bill-tip organ. Again ...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology today announced the release of a new online tool for studying biodiversity and the ...

Across backyards, campuses, rainforests and even aquariums, birds are changing in ways that are startling veteran researchers. From hybrid jays that should not exist to songbirds that reshape their ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Thursday that it had five preliminary positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in Suffolk County.

Suffolk Owl Sanctuary falls within the disease protection zone and is limiting its activities.

For instance, researchers use the backyard sightings that users submit to Project FeederWatch —a joint program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada —to track long-term changes in ...

A western snowy plover — a rare bird native to San Diego — was released back into the wild on Thursday, ending a weekslong rehabilitation that required specialized care from the veterinarians at the ...

Filling bird feeders with seed and refilling them when they're empty isn't enough to keep backyard birds safe and nourished.

The Dalmatian pelican, once hunted to extinction, could be reintroduced to wetlands in England.