A sweeping new Cal Poly study of North American birds reveals that environmental change does not affect all species equally and that a bird's traits can explain whether populations rise or fall as ...

From melodic morning choruses to territorial songs that echo through forests and grasslands, birds rely on vocalizations to communicate, attract mates and defend valuable habitat. For songbirds, these ...

Birds, as Ursula Heise can attest, have profoundly important stories to tell — if only we know how to listen. In the short documentary “Urban Ark Los Angeles,” which she wrote and produced in 2018 as ...

It’s 2 a.m. You’re snoozing in bed. The sun hasn’t risen, but the robin has. It is tuk-tuk-tuk-ing at an unnatural hour, waking you up. If this has happened to you, you’re not alone. Around the world, ...

Birds are not only beautiful to look at and listen to; they also play important roles in nature. They eat pests and disperse ...

As rising global temperatures alter ecosystems worldwide, animal species usually have two choices: adapt to changing local conditions or flee to a cooler clime. Ecologists have long assumed that the ...

It’s spring, and Australian birds are building their nests. But with what? Alongside grass and twigs, birds are collecting ...

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In the dense forests of Australia lives one of the most extraordinary sound imitators in the animal kingdom, a bird capable ...

A male and female cardinal in Michigan represent birds who chose a shorter life filled with offspring to maximize their evolutionary impact. Birds worldwide make strategic decisions about how they ...

As the environment shifts — due to climate change, habitat destruction, or other threats — we can often observe some of the ways that wildlife responds. Populations may decline. Individual animals may ...

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