BIRDS

TikTok's latest viral trend has users telling their partners about the bird they saw today, but what exactly is the “Bird Theory”?

Careful study of surviving documents and specimens, as well as a little science, have revealed a bit about the dodo.

The answer involves World War I soldiers and a cute bird.

Long-distance bird migration is one of the natural world’s most inspiring phenomena—and how we learned about it is just as fascinating.

You’ll never look at these creatures the same way again.

Think your commute is bad? At least you don’t have to walk or swim from one end of the Earth to the other.

A territorial woodpecker has broken dozens of car mirrors in a bizarre springtime rampage.

These crested songbirds add a welcome dash of color to yards throughout much of the United States. Let’s get a little better acquainted with our rosy, non-migratory neighbors.

Any early warning sign can be a canary in a coal mine. But the original meaning was more specific.

History is teeming with unlikely heroes—these ones just happen to have feathers and fur. 

The New England Aquarium’s retirement area for penguins offers specialized healthcare and a peaceful habitat for elderly birds.

These active backyard birds are more than just cute—they’re hardy survivors that have conquered the continent and are teaching scientists new things about avian evolution.