Scientists were surprised to discover cassowaries glow under ultraviolet light. It may help the birds distinguish between different species.

Each spring, these tiny birds fly thousands of miles north—but warming temperatures may be reshaping when and where they ...

At the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, they've gone a little birdbrained. Why else would the museum have two exhibits focused on our fine feathered friends? “Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution, ...

Seventeen short chapters with engaging narrative and lots of photos with information-packed captions illustrate the mechanisms by which birds produce the characteristic and sometimes brilliant ...