"I would say that any modern biologist would, or should, say that birds are reptiles," Martin Stervander, an evolutionary ...

Tropical forests host an estimated 62% of global terrestrial vertebrate species on less than 20% of the Earth's land area and ...

Before there were birds pterosaurs ruled the skies, soaring above the dinosaurs below. But only recently has the secret of ...

The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by ...

The Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero received a bonded pair of hyacinth macaws for its new Cerrado Aviaries Exhibit opening on Jan. 18, 2025. The bright blue parrots, which are the largest species of ...

Nov. 1, 2024 — New research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as ...

Humans don't have hollow bones like birds do, so how big would our wings have to be to lift us off the ground?

“In the tropics and all over the world, larger birds tend to be hunted for meat,” he says as an example. “Larger birds [tend] to call at a low frequency, and if we don’t find any sound in ...

Insects make up about forty per cent of living species, and we tend to kill them without pause. New research explores the ...

To function through adulthood, permanent teeth need ongoing care, including brushing, flossing, and cleanings. Plus, dental ...

A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette.

Not all animal diseases are zoonotic diseases, some are zoonotic, some are non-zoonotic, and some are reverse zoonotic ...