Over the years, scientists have learned about literally thousands of different bird species, and each one sports a distinctive beak shape. But why do bird beaks come in so many different shapes and ...

Total eclipses are rare enough that the vast majority of birds will only experience one (or zero) in their lifetimes, so they can’t have gotten used to the event. These birds would have, however, ...

National Bird Day 2025 highlights how bird population changes reveal environmental stress and ecosystem health worldwide.

The upcoming total solar eclipse is set to bring people from around the country to stare in awe at the cosmological wonder, but it may also spark strange behavior in birds. The timing of the ...

Birds were observed acting strangely during the recent total solar eclipse that stunned much of the United States earlier this month. Researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology noticed that there ...

AMES, Iowa – A study examining eye disease in a common bird species shows how pathology and behavior interact in complex ways that determine how widely a pathogen can spread. The study, published ...

Birds of a feather flock together, without knowing anything about the mathematics of pattern formation. Or maybe they do. Who knows what goes on in bird brains? A more interesting question, though, is ...

Bird-human actions can end in tragedy — for bird as well as human. John Swaddle believes technology and a solid understanding of bird behavior can make those tragedies less frequent. Swaddle is a ...

Billions of birds collide with man-made structures and aircraft every year, which devastates bird populations and harms companies that must pay the cost of damages. John Swaddle, professor of biology ...

Scientists who study bird behavior have made fake eggs to put in nests to see how birds react. This handicraft is going high-tech. (This piece first aired on May 26, 2015, on All Things Considered.) ...