I never paid much notice to the birds until I had kids. With the exception of the brightly-colored cardinals and blue jays, they all looked alike, and I didn’t see any reason to worry about who was ...

There are more than 11,000 different bird species in the world that have a variety of colors. Recently, a group of scientists at Washington University in St. Louis wrote a study about why birds may ...

At first glance, feathers may seem like simple parts of a bird’s body. But if you look closer—under a microscope or through a scientific lens—they reveal an intricate story of evolution, biology, and ...

A closeup of the Namaqua sandgrouse’s feather, which locks in water with straw-like structures. The Namaqua sandgrouse is a small, unassuming, and pigeon-like bird. It lives in the arid regions of ...