Of nine different behavioral or fitness-related responses in 160 bird species examined, noise pollution had negative impacts ...

Scientists have long focused on rising temperatures to understand how climate change is reshaping the natural world. But ...

Climate change has now become one of the biggest threats to ecosystems globally, as global cycles that have helped species thrive for centuries have shifted. Birds in particular, for their elaborate ...

Bird populations are in rapid decline across North America. While climate change is just one of the many factors influencing North American birds, its effects are significant and can interact with ...

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 ...

Noise pollution is affecting bird behavior across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.

Both usually produce few young at one time, and ensure their survival by caring for them. Unlike mammals, birds lay eggs and initial stages of development occur outside the mother’s body. Reproductive ...

The question of whether the chicken or the egg came first is probably one of the world's longest-running arguments. And while scientists cracked the question in 2010, saying the chicken must have ...

Bird populations are in rapid decline across North America. While climate change is just one of the many factors influencing North American birds, its effects are significant and can interact with ...