How does climate change influence how birds can adjust to different climate conditions worldwide? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of ...

North American song sparrows may be more resilient to climate change thanks to a remarkable adaptation: a stunning range of body sizes found throughout the bird's westernmost range. The current ...

Their feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.” By Margaret Roach Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass., household as ...

Birds are unable to sweat but they keep cool by seeking shade and bathing ...

Ever since the era of Darwin, adaptive evolution has been a cornerstone of evolutionary biology. One essential related question is do animals adapt similarly to a shared environments? Indeed, ...

Have you ever caught a glimpse of a waterbird attempting to swallow a huge fish whole? If so, you might have wondered how in the world it would be able to swallow or even digest a fish that large, ...