Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossil discoveries unlock chapters of our planet’s storied ...

The film "The Vertebrates: Birds" explores the unique characteristics and adaptations of birds, highlighting their need for parental care, specialized body structures, and the importance of feathers ...

How does climate change influence how birds can adjust to different climate conditions worldwide? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of ...

As winter arrives, birds settle in gardens and on rooftops. Children can watch their movements, feeding patterns, and ...

Within the bird world, there are some crazy adaptations. For instance, there are birds larger than a man that can kick a hole through a car door. There are birds with bizarre and amazing courtship ...