Scientists discovered two Jurassic bird fossils in China, pushing back bird diversification by 20 million years. One, ...

Now it turns out that some birdsongs also contain a hidden world of shared language, with varying local accents and dialects ...

and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers compared the feathers and bodies of different species of ...

Scientists uncovered a 149-million-year-old bird fossil in southeastern China with unexpectedly modern traits they believe could rewrite the evolutionary history of birds.

New research shows how bird songs evolve with population changes. Young birds drive new songs, while older ones preserve ...

Researchers reconstructed the history of an unusual 30-year-old bird nest based on the expiration dates printed on plastic ...

New research from the University of Oxford has provided fresh insights into how bird songs evolve over time, revealing a ...

Science has published two studies, led by an Ikerbasque researcher at the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience and ...

Paleontologists have found the first complete skull of a controversial prehistoric bird. Known as Vegavis iaai, the bird thrived in late-Cretaceous Antarctica, then a tropical paradise.

The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...