While scientists have observed animals assisting their relatives, a new study reveals that many superb starlings also form ...

A research team has created a comprehensive evolutionary tree of all bird species, integrating data from hundreds of studies ...

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

For social animals, communication is a key that unlocks the benefits of group living. It's well known that animals with more complex social lives tend to have more intricate ways of communicating, ...

Look into a clear sky in Swindon, particularly eastern Swindon it seems, for long enough, and you’re likely to see an absolute miracle of ...

I never paid much notice to the birds until I had kids. With the exception of the brightly-colored cardinals and blue jays, ...

Birds are on the move and summer’s coming. Here are six birds to look out for in migration season.

The M4 (which also leads towards the Chilterns) and the A419 are a ready source of food for the birds – and the surrounding ...

After spending the winter down south, the time has come for hummingbirds to embark on their long journey north to begin a new ...

Swifts have a short forked tail and very long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. They can fly at 69 ...

Swallows are summer migrants from Africa to Ireland, arriving here in spring and departing in autumn. If the weather is good ...

Birds come in all shapes and colours. Although, black-coloured birds are most commonly spotted, here is a list of the most beautiful black-coloured birds ...