From analysing the preserved remains of melanosomes, which store pigment, they determined that Anchiornis had black and white feathers on its limbs ... The wonderchicken is thought to have been a ...

The Sony World Photography Awards returns to celebrate contemporary photography and the ways the arts reflect the world ...

When we think of large birds, we might picture swans, ostriches, or eagles. But which bird is the biggest? Well, it depends on what you mean by big! When considering the "biggest" bird species, ...

The Black Redstart, a city-dwelling songbird, adds a touch of wilderness to urban landscapes across the UK. The Black Redstart is a small, sleek bird with a distinctive appearance. Adult males sport a ...

One of the world's largest eagles, this imposing raptor is instantly recognisable, with its massive yellow beak and striking white-and-black plumage. The Steller's Sea Eagle is one of the largest ...

The Bronx Zoo is home to several bird exhibits, including aquatic and sea birds and birds of prey like bald eagles, vultures and the endangered Andean condor. Elsewhere in the city, a red tailed ...

With snow on the horizon for Herefordshire this weekend, you might be able to spot a bird rarely seen in gardens. Redwings are the smallest UK true thrush and can be identified by a "creamy strip" ...

The strain had previously been found only in birds and people ... Drifting refers to a small change to the genome, usually a mistake, that the virus makes when it copies itself in a cell.

New York has shut down live poultry markets in response to detected bird flu cases. The outbreak has resulted in the culling of millions of birds nationwide. While human infections are relatively ...

The fossil suggests that modern birds evolved before the dinosaur-killing asteroid, perhaps in Antarctica Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent An illustration of the Vegavis iaai diving for fish ...

“On the Swan River [numbers] have boomed, this seems due to a combination of sea level ... up to 80 birds deceased … drowning because of the paralysis. “We do see a lot of the black swans ...

Hilleman was born a year after the notorious 1918 influenza pandemic swept the world, killing 20 million to 100 million people. By 1957, when Hilleman began worrying about the egg supply ...