birds

Video Captures Alarming Moment Girl on Rollercoaster Gets Hit in the Face by a Bird

By Megan McCluskey

Trump's Interior Secretary Claimed Wind Power Leads to Global Warming. His Numbers Are Wrong

By Justin Worland / Houston

Birdbrain Is a Misnomer: New Studies Show Birds' Remarkable Cognitive Skills

By Jeffrey Kluger

Here's One Way a Bird Is as Smart as You Are

By Jeffrey Kluger

Bird Breaks Migration Record With 60,000-Mile Flight

The record-breaking Arctic Tern could end up flying more than 1.8 million miles in its lifetime

By Simon Lewis June 7, 2016

Exquisite Photos of Bird Feathers from Around the World

A glimpse into Robert Clark's new book, Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage

By TIME Photo April 7, 2016

Bird Poop Causes Disturbance at New York Nuclear Reactor

A different kind of nuclear waste

By Maya Rhodan March 4, 2016

Traffic Camera Captures Amazing Pictures of a Soaring Snowy Owl

Is that you, Hedwig?

By Megan McCluskey January 7, 2016

New Google Doodle Marks New Year's Eve

But you'll have to wait and see what hatches in the coming year

By Rishi Iyengar December 30, 2015

Someone Created a Database That Tracks Pigeon Activity In Movies

Pigeons are big background actors in Hollywood

By Melissa Locker November 18, 2015

Birds Will Choose Love Over Food, Study Shows

Even when they're hungry

By Victor Luckerson November 13, 2015

The Best Pets For Your Health

Animal friends can reduce stress, protect your heart and even help you lose weight

By Susannah Felts / Health.com July 16, 2015

Oldest Known Ancestor of Modern Birds Is Discovered

The discovery indicates that modern birds originated roughly six million years before previously thought

By Noah Rayman May 5, 2015

Thousands of Geese 'Fell Out of the Sky' in Idaho

Disease kills birds in as little as six hours

By Victor Luckerson March 17, 2015

What We Can Learn From the Love Life of Birds

For the albatross, love serves a practical purpose

By Zócalo Public Square February 8, 2015

An Angry Owl Is Attacking Joggers and Stealing Their Hats in Oregon

Some believe the owl is collecting the hats to make a nest

By Naina Bajekal February 6, 2015

There Was a Big Bang for Birds

A sweeping new study tells a long genetic tale

By Jeffrey Kluger December 12, 2014

Your State Bird Could Be Gone By 2080

If our climate continues to change, many birds will lose significant portions of their habitat

By World Science Festival November 17, 2014

See the Effects of Climate Change in 3 Birds

Most North American birds head further north for winter as climate warms

By David Johnson and Alexander Ho September 11, 2014

Want to See a Live Dinosaur? Set Up a Bird Feeder

An exciting new study lays out in detail how our fine feathered friends evolved from the same ancestors as the T. Rex and velociraptors over the course of millions of years, and how they managed to avoid the same doomed fate as their dinosaur cousins

By Michael D. Lemonick July 31, 2014