Love 'em or not, the vulture bird is an essential part of our ecosystem. Find out why vultures don't sing, how long they live ...

There’s more to bird migration patterns than meets the eye. Learn when and how birds migrate and discover which species makes ...

Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N ...

Hummingbird migrations take place in spring and fall and those events are cause for excitement among many people. "They are the gateway drug to bird watching because they are incredibly charismatic," ...

If you’ve struggled to find eggs in the grocery store recently, you’ve seen the effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as “bird flu” or H5N1. When chickens get sick with this disease ...

Their name comes from the half-bird, half-human Harpy from Greek mythology, which was feared for its habit of carrying people ...

Hummingbird migrations take place in spring and fall and those events are cause for excitement among many people. "They are the gateway drug to bird watching because they are incredibly charismatic," ...

Super Bowl weekend ushers in buzz about halftime performances, high-budget commercials and of course, who will win the NFL’s championship game. But year-round, Boise State’s raptor biologists are ...

Bird flu continues to pose a low risk to the general public according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is rare for humans to get bird flu and currently, most cases of bird flu in ...

The Chattanooga area is known for its biological diversity, but the abundance of bird species that call the region home and migrate through the area may be surprising even to those who think of ...

Oil spill incidents always involve birds being rescued and cleaned – but why is oil so damaging, and in many cases fatal, to birds?