A study reviewing 50 years of ornithological literature shows that familiar, visually appealing avians are the subject of ...

A review of 50 years of ornithological literature revealed a strong bias for familiar, visually appealing species over their ...

The squirrel made several attempts to climb to the bird feeder to steal nuts, but this slinky spring defeated the notorious ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Boston Fringe performances continue and Somerville welcomes ...

What do chickens and people with a common reproductive disorder have in common? More than one might think—and a widely-used ...

For centuries, scientists have observed that animals in warmer climates have longer limbs—a pattern known as Allen's Rule.

A groundbreaking study reveals that North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where they should be thriving. Researchers analyzed 36 million bird observations shared by ...

Analysis of nearly 500 bird species across North America has found that three-quarters are declining across their ranges, ...

The fact that humans who are not related by blood help each other repeatedly over time is demonstrably true—think of the ...

An area non-profit organization is planning a pilot study of rat contraceptives, starting this summer near Lincoln Park, in ...

Now, those voices are going silent. A new study published last week in Science brought stunning news. Three out of every four of the 500 North American bird species are in decline. Seventy-five ...

By combining data on all known bird species, this tree is the most impressive snapshot yet of one of Earth’s most ...