To communicate without words, humans use a host of gestures—whether a wave to wish someone goodbye, a thumbs-up to indicate approval or “flipping the bird” to suggest something far less polite. While ...

In birds, singing behaviors play a critical role in mating and territory defense. Although birdsong can signal individual quality and personality, very few studies have explored the relationship ...

The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals. A male Paradisaea rubra, or red bird-of-paradise.Credit...Rene Martin/American Museum of Natural History Supported by By ...

Whether or not you’ve experienced the thrill of getting to see a hummingbird courtship display or hummingbird nest in person, you’ve probably wondered whether hummingbirds, like some other types of ...

Birds, Sex & Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin’s Strangest Idea Matt Ridley 4th Estate (2025) At 4 a.m. one April morning, science writer Matt Ridley was hurrying up the frosty ...

ARIZONA, USA — At the Navajo Bridge in Arizona a contest for love has unfolded between three California Condors. An article by The Peregrine Fund and KÜHL tells the story about the birds navigating ...

Even schoolboys know that birds mate in the spring, but even a bright schoolboy could hardly tell why. Biologist James C. Perry of Cincinnati’s Xavier University, no schoolboy by a long shot, was ...

In birds, singing behaviours play a critical role in mating and territory defence. Although birdsong can signal individual quality and personality, very few studies have explored the relationship ...