In 2019, scientists rediscovered a species of miniature deer long lost to science within the dry coastal forests of southern ...

Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...

For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was ...

Interestingly, birds remain woefully understudied when it comes to the optical extras. Until now, no one had looked for the ...

New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the ...

“Elated” ecologists at Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary wasted no time. Scarlet-chested parrots are “threatened and understudied,” ...

Discover how Peru's Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve could hold a critical answer for restoring biodiversity in deforested ...

"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.

Green space vs. gray space. Birds vs. builders. It’s a tale as old as time in the Sunshine State, the plot of every Carl Hiaasen novel. In Sarasota County, residents cite overdevelopment as one of ...

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu has been circulating for years, and while South Carolina doesn’t have any major ...