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

Scientists found that colour production in birds is not just cosmetic but may be part of the body’s internal defence system.

Researchers at Spain's National Museum of Natural Sciences have discovered an unlikely health benefit for people with ...

The Gouldian Finch Society will honour one of South Africa’s avicultural pioneers with a memorial show and auction in Alberton, celebrating excellence, mentorship and the enduring passion for ...

A pair of scientific papers has identified the same single gene as the source of red colouring in birds. The gene makes an enzyme that lets the birds convert yellow pigments, which they eat, into red ...

From river fish found in Kentucky waters to tropical birds, reptiles, and mammals from across the globe, the High School ...

Winter finches are known for their dispersions into the south during the winter, driven by crop failures and breeding ...

NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. IT’S VERY FESTIVE BEHIND YOU. WELL, NEW AT SIX. AN INVASIVE SPECIES OF MUSSELS WAS FOUND ON DES MOINES WATER WORKS. INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE RIVER KCCI. CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE ...

On a fine gray afternoon in late October, I came across an impressive cone midden beneath a towering red spruce. While it was surely the work of an industrious squirrel — perhaps a family, given the ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch $35,000 on Sunday for "directing inappropriate language toward game officials and failing to leave the court in a timely manner ...

My inherited home is where I learned to love watching birds. My mother’s simple feeders attracted amazing birds—the usual ...

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch has been fined $35,000, the NBA announced, for "directing inappropriate language toward game officials and failing to leave the court in a timely manner ...