The lights in the auditorium darken. The cacophony of voices subsides. The enormous screen comes to life, displaying a satellite image of Australia and the scattering of islands directly to the north.

Western tanagers are migratory birds that are present in Northern California in the spring and again in late summer. A new study shows that observations by 'citizen scientists' using apps such as ...

This comic, illustrated by Fio Geiran, is inspired by an interview from TED Radio Hour's episode The Birds and the Bees. From nest-hopping to manipulating eggs, the bird world is full of family drama.

What can birds teach us about intelligence? They may have “bird brains,” but they can solve problems, use tools and even share culture. In the next Hot Science – Cool Talks, Dr. Carlos Botero explores ...

This July 2023 photo provided by Ashley Dayer shows Dayer in the Adirondacks, N.Y. (Ashley Dayer). Adirondacks in 2023 (Uncredited) Ashley Dayer's dream of winning a National Science Foundation grant ...

Scientists just recently decided to study female birds. What they found astounded them. Some female birds, like the two red-legged honeycreepers (Cyanerpes cyaneus) pictured above in Costa Rica, have ...

A few simple steps can keep your bird feed going to its intended recipients instead of those puffy-tailed sneaks. By John Alexander Published Jul 26, 2025 1:00 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the ...

Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data that they collect? In a new study published in Citizen Science: Theory ...