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

Birds are among the most beautiful gifts of nature. In the sight and sound of city life, balconies often remain out quick ...

Birds need more energy to stay warm at this time of year, but they have fewer daylight hours in which to search for food ...

Flash forward 10 years and Sivakumar had become an integrative biology major paid to conduct groundbreaking research into how ...

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

Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in ...

For every bird that becomes a pampered internet star, countless others are snatched from the wild to feed the illegal global ...

Conservationists in New Zealand are more optimistic than ever about breeding season for the country's critically endangered ...

News of the new zoo residents comes one week after officials announced the arrival of two female domestic yaks.

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 ...

Just like human fingerprints, dogs' noses are a strong biometric perfect for identification. Read here to learn more!