Spring is here, and I am unexpectedly homesick. Homesick for a place best-known for dreary weather and the birthplace of welly boots. Homesick for the only country which uses the ...

The lush Southeast Texas swamplands are at stark contrast to the desert dust of San Antonio. When artist Brooke Hood moved to Beaumont in 2021, she was struck by the variety of birds in the area.

It's being mean to our birds." Word of the sighting spread quickly, drawing birders from states ... take it in with your own eyes. It's also, I think, really special to think about the journey ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday that there are "no anticipated changes" to the current federal policy requiring poultry to be culled in response to bird flu outbreaks ...

When we hear the term optical illusion, shapeshifting and abstract images spring to mind. The kind that you’d come across on the back of a school notebook, or in museums. But, optical illusions aren’t ...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Spring training has several milestone moments — pitchers and catchers reporting, of course, but also the first full-squad workout and the first exhibition game. With those ...

The feathers of birds of paradise contain fluorophores, molecules that undergo biofluorescence. Specialized filters in the light-sensitive cells of their eyes make their visual system more ...

“So we’ve kind of overlooked this potential area of visual signaling and visual communication, primarily because it’s not something that our own eyes perceive.” Though birds-of-paradise ...

Now, research has revealed these stunning birds are also sending secret color signals that are invisible to human eyes. Plumage and body parts of birds-of-paradise glow in certain areas when ...

The idea of steep defense cuts, originally reported by Bloomberg last week, is certain to draw opposition from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, where Republicans in recent weeks had been discussing ...

This optical illusion plays with natural camouflage, making it tricky for the untrained eye to detect the hidden bird at first glance. Observers are encouraged to focus on subtle details and ...