Genetic sharing among evolutionary neighbors all happens through hybrids: the offspring produced when individuals from two ...

Wood warblers, also called New World warblers, are some of the most colorful birds in North America, with more than a hundred ...

“The light basically bounces back and forth between the fibrils, instead of reflecting back out—that’s what creates the ...

Birds boast some of the most vibrant colors among terrestrial animals. The tropics are often renowned for the brightest birds, but U.S. birds also display a wide array of striking hues. But just how ...

Shutterstock It is common to say that something is as light as a feather in order to mean that something doesn’t weigh much ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. “I feel there is no way to avoid thinking of color when you ...

Yale ornithologist Richard Prum has spent years studying the molecules and nanostructures that give many bird species their rich colorful plumage, but nothing prepared him for what he found in ...

A colorful bird that shot to fame in "The Lion King" is being wiped out by climate change, according to new research. Global warming is reducing breeding success of the southern yellow-billed hornbill ...

Colorful birds thrive in cities, according to new research. Avian species that do well in urban areas have feathers of a more vibrant color and are less brown, say scientists. They explained that the ...

While hiking in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Siskiyou County near California’s northern border, I came across several colorful birds that were zipping around at high speed to gobble up ...

The long-held idea that birds living near the equator are more colorful than those living closer to the poles is true, suggests a recent study Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis). The sexes look ...