The researchers analyzed rare fossils of hatchling birds found in northern Alaska, which offered the earliest evidence of the ...

Across the globe, birds exhibit remarkable nest-building ingenuity, adapting to diverse environments. From bowerbirds' ...

A major collection of more than 50 bird fossils found in northern Alaska suggest some ancient ancestors of modern birds ...

Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than ...

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young.

A process called “exaptation” places repurposing resources and adaptations at the heart of evolution; what if our homes were ...

Bird nests can vary from crude and simple to intricate and complex. Predators, weather, habitat and the availability of ...

Puzzlingly, many birds add human-made material to their nests with no obvious function – now there is evidence that these ...