As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country — including in South Dakota — fears are growing that the highly ...

Zebra finches learn their courtship songs early in life by first listening to their fathers and memorizing the melodies.

The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

It's a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Bird House. The answer may surprise you!

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama's dense rainforest, the bird ...

A comprehensive comparative study indicates that certain birds have developed mechanisms to resist the detrimental effects of ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland are researching the science behind avian influenza, or bird flu ... researchers can create mini-organs, also known as organoids. "They form these tiny ...

People are being urged to register as the Isle of Man moves toward opt-out organ donations. Public Health Isle of Man says the Human Tissue and Organ Donation Bill will be coming into force in the ...

Ms de Jersey said few proteins associated with the liver and kidneys were detected in the birds that consumed high levels of plastic, indicating these organs were not functioning well. She said ...

The immune system is the body’s tool for preventing or limiting infection. Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enables the immune system to defend the body from pathogens.

Often, we will see birds that are in pretty good body condition. Unlike some other diseases that take time, HPI kills them really fast.” The birds are wrapped in garbage liners to protect the ...