Birds have been nesting in rugged Arctic environments for almost 73 million years, new research finds — more than 25 million years longer than was previously thought. A collection of more than ...

Newly discovered bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds have been breeding and nesting in the Arctic for at least 73 million years. “Which is kind of crazy, because it’s not easy to live in ...

This provided a rare opportunity to study how birds behave when flying in heavy fog. The cranes flew cautiously, staying close to the roost, and went in circles rather than straight lines.

One of the events that I miss terribly ever since I relocated overseas, is the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). For much of my life, those three magical weeks -- from December 14th through ...

Birds have been nesting in the Arctic Circle for almost 73 million years, ... For more than three decades, scientists have seriously pondered the idea that birds are today's dinosaurs.

Scientists are turning dead birds into drones to study aerodynamics. ... Birds have been nesting in the Arctic Circle for almost 73 million years, newly discovered fossils reveal; ...

Somehow, amid tens of thousands of birds on the island, Robbins discovered his band on that same bird 45 years later, leading to the discovery that this Layson albatross, Wisdom, still flying and ...

Local residents with a bird feeder and avid bird watchers can become citizen scientists for the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count. This year, nearly 80,000 volunteer bird watchers ...

Scientists have long hypothesized about the reasons for eggs to have the shapes they do. Even Aristotle had a theory: “Long and pointed eggs are female; those that are round, or more rounded at ...

Newly Discovered Fossils Reveal Birds Have Been Nesting in the Arctic Circle for Almost 73 Million Years Ancient fossils have revealed some new insights about the Arctic. Researchers have analyzed ...