With bright feathers that look painted on, colorful birds are typically pretty and charismatic poster species for conservation. Those same colors can also put them at a higher risk for extinction in ...

Whether you see them as a spiritual sign or simply a beautiful backyard visitor, there’s something undeniably special about a ...

The striking Collared Laughingthrush, or "Halloween bird," served as in inspiration for this research. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, Monte Neate-Clegg, and the rest of their birdwatching group wait in a ...

In the humid jungle of Vietnam, Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela and Monte Neate-Clegg spent hours patiently waiting to spot the rare "Halloween bird." Officially known as the collared laughingthrush, this ...

The Trump administration just decided to drive countless endangered species to extinction, so we drink a Jungle Bird in their honor.

Biologists say a genetic quirk on the X chromosome may give some women a fourth color channel — but does that really mean 100 ...

At the same time, the researchers emphasized that extinction threatens even those bright species that are not in demand in the pet market. The authors of the study emphasized that in the future they ...

On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of ...

Less cleanup. More beautiful birds.

Panama's Bocas del Toro islands are gaining recognition as a hidden Caribbean paradise with unspoiled charm, pristine landscapes and unique indigenous culture.

Researchers trekking the remote Himalayas to study ants stumbled onto something unexpected lurking under a leaf, and it ...