Animal flocks, be it honeybees, fish, ants or birds, often move in surprising synchronicity and seemingly make unanimous decisions at a moment's notice, a phenomenon which has remained puzzling to ...

The patterns and colors could also change over time as the feather grew. The research team, led by Dr. C.M. Chuong of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and the ...

Larger-bodied migratory birds are reproducing less, while sedentary species of small-bodied birds tend to produce more offspring under similar conditions, according to an international study focused ...

Birds provide one of the most common ways to encounter nature in cities, but few people wonder how their actions affect birds looking for love. A new study published in the journal Ecology and ...

According to a new study, the precise patterning of bird feathers relies on signaling through ectodysplasin (EDA) and its receptor EDAR -- the same signaling pathway known to be crucial for the ...