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New video upsets the old notion that these birds of paradise use wing clapping to make percussive sounds while courting.

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams(D-28) and New York State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-14) held a press conference in downtown ...

Birds don’t recognize glass as a solid barrier. Sometimes, they see their reflection in a window and fly towards it, ...

A groundbreaking research project is finally building the tools to translate just how whales and other creatures communicate.

National Zoo scientists hold tutorials on placing identifying bands on birds for research to determine the causes of bird ...

There is growing interest in the use of First Peoples’ words to name plant and animal species. But we must proceed with both ...

Scientists tell us that the family dog shuffling its legs while asleep on the floor really is dreaming. And when a bird ...

Then a camouflaged speaker that scientists had placed nearby started to play. First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered ...

His mom was hesitant to allow Samuel to go before his peers and demonstrate such an unorthodox talent; she wasn't sure how ...

The finches that call Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands home are biological rock stars, as they provided a key piece of evidence ...

Bird-watching has taken off, meaning when a rare bird is spotted a crowd isn’t far behind; ‘Bird-watching is becoming like ...