Finding a mate in the animal kingdom is not easy. It is often a competitive and dramatic process that requires substantial ...

We’re exploring the enchanting world of birds, focusing on their fascinating mating rituals. Some birds perform elaborate dances and sing melodious songs, while others display striking plumage, build ...

A 121-million-year-old fossil from China shows that extreme feather displays are not a modern bird invention. Plumadraco ...

Love songs, dinner and maybe even a new home. Economists predict that U.S. consumers will spend nearly $26 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts this season. But high in the sky and nestled in between the ...

New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise ...

In the emperor penguin courtship call, male vocalizations are composed of long, slow bursts with lower frequency tones than the female version. But calls of SeaWorld San Diego male penguin E-79 defied ...

CODY, Wyo. - A researcher studying sage grouse in Wyoming has developed an innovative method for gaining a bird's-eye view of their elaborate courtship displays. The "fembot" is part robot, part decoy ...

Some birds sing to attract a mate. Others dance or display colorful feathers. But in the moonlit forests and shrublands of ...