These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise and theatrical that they make human romance look a little ...

In the Himalayan forests, the satyr tragopan performs one of the bird world’s most dramatic courtship displays.

There’s no mistaking the dizzying display of a hummingbird’s wings as it zips around from flower to flower looking for nectar ...

Arguably our coolest woodpecker, the yellow-bellied sapsucker has provided plenty of fodder for insults and jokes, ...

The sharp, elongated bills of green hermit hummingbirds aren’t just fine-tuned for feeding; they also allow males to joust like knights over mates The iridescent green hermit hummingbird is known for ...

Hummingbirds often seem gentle from a distance. A closer look tells a different story. Life in the forest pushes each bird to compete, react fast, and make sharp choices. Many hummingbird species ...

Let’s get one thing out of the way: All hummingbirds fight. Most species fight for food, using their tiny bodies and sharp bills to force competitors away from flowers. But the green hermit ...

In the western forests of Thailand, a burrowing creature that was both male and female was discovered. Maria Krasnova via Unsplash As a scientist, discovering and describing a new species is rare.

Red valerian, also known as Jupiter's Beard, is a low-maintenance plant that attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. The plant's bright color and tubular shape provide ideal feeding conditions for ...

Multiple rare white hummingbirds have recently been spotted in Mississippi during the fall migration. There are three types of white hummingbirds: albino, leucistic, and pied, each with different ...

Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help. A new study by the Max ...

Elise Huchard receives funding from CNRS and the French Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR). Nikos Smit does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...