Backyard bird feeders bring color and movement to a yard, but they also change how wild birds move around your property. If ...

Backyard chickens have shifted from novelty to normal, but the disease pressure around them has shifted too. With highly ...

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer ...

Say 'cuckoo' and a finch-sized bird popping out of a wooden clock every hour probably comes to mind. But, at between 58 and 65 cm tall, with a piercing stare, channel-billed cuckoos are the world's ...

An international team of researchers has found that some parasitic bird embryos move around more in their eggs than other species, which makes them stronger when they hatch. In their paper published ...

Birds and their droppings can carry diseases that spread to humans, like bird flu and psittacosis. To lower the risk of infection, wash your hands with soap and water after touching birds or bird ...

Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak previously reported on ...

Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination. The ...

Stand in a habitat filled with birds, and there will be a variety of cries and songs filling the air. While each species has its own language, there are times when species communicate with one another ...