Birds-of-paradise have some of the most famous mating displays in the world, but there's more to their colorful rhythmic gymnastics than initially meets the human eye. For the first time, scientists ...

Super-black feathers on these guys are like looking into a dark cave. Natasha Baucas, CC BY-SA What do birds and aerospace engineers have in common? Both have invented incredibly dark, “super-black” ...

The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals. A male Paradisaea rubra, or red bird-of-paradise.Credit...Rene Martin/American Museum of Natural History Supported by By ...

Glistening Green, Best Portrait Gold Award winner. A green Tanager in a tropical forest of Mashpi Amagusa Reserve, Ecuador. The image of a peregrine falcon tackling a brown pelican that ventured too ...

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Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species appear to shape-shift as they elongate plumes of feathers, fan their wings, or ...

Did you know that the only poisonous bird in the world is the Hooded Pitohui? It carries toxins in its skin and feathers. Birds are amazing creatures. There are over 11,000 species worldwide. They ...