The ostrich is the tallest bird that inhabits the planet today, but fossil evidence suggests that birds used to be much ...

Migratory birds cover great distances to feed and breed, sometimes crossing continents and oceans in record time. Are they ...

Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one of the world's strangest birds. Hatchlings are born with clawed wings ...

A research team has created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all bird species, integrating data from hundreds of studies ...

For centuries, scientists have observed that animals in warmer climates have longer limbs—a pattern known as Allen's Rule.

A trio of researchers from institutions in Africa have explored whether honeyguides in Mozambique sometimes lead human ...

Effective mucosal immunity in the intestine involves a fine balance between tolerance of the microbiome, recognition and elimination of pathogens, and inflammatory tissue injury. The anti-inflammatory ...

Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such convergence to the human form or mind likely with ...

Researchers have combined decades of scientific data, tracing how all birds are related. This provides an evolutionary map ...

Walking us through Attar s Conference of the Birds MARGUERITE THEOPHIL tells us why she finds stories that speak of our eternal spiritual quest so appealing As a young girl I used to read The Pilgrim ...