ALBANY, N.Y.— It's the season for avian air shows. They are open to the public, free of charge, courtesy of thousands of feathered aviators whose precise, tight formations against autumn's palette is ...

Migratory birds change how high they fly over deserts and seas. Wing shape, feather color, and heat all play a role in helping them survive.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together ...

One of my favorite sights is when geese fly south in a “V” formation. I think it’s amazing to see birds fly together like that. I talked about why birds migrate with my friend Heather Watts. She’s a ...

Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do they manage it? Scientists built a flight chamber to find out. Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do ...

If you’ve ever taken a trip to a higher elevation, you know that the air gets thinner as you go up. If you’re not acclimated to the altitude, it can feel harder to breathe. That thinner air also makes ...

Researchers and volunteers in Texas documented birds of different species preening one another. Experts say the behavior may be more common than documented. By Clarissa Brincat On Feb. 4, 2023, in ...

Every year, billions of birds undertake extraordinary migrations, crossing vast deserts and open seas with no place to stop, feed, or rest. A new international study published in iScience by a ...

Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found that when birds evolve ...

A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together in flight. The birds spread out and come together. The flock splits ...