Birds

According to legend, six ravens must inhabit the Tower of London or the kingdom will fall. Now, one of the ravens, a matriarch named Merlina, is missing.

A rose-breasted grosbeak that was captured in a Pennsylvania nature reserve is a bilateral gynandromorph — male on the right side and female on the left side.

A bar-tailed godwit just flew for 11 days straight from Alaska to New Zealand.

An exceptionally rare owl fossil dating to 55 million years ago hints that the predatory bird killed with its powerful talons rather than its beak, as modern owls do.

An African grey parrot beat 21 Harvard undergrads at a classic memory game, suggesting deep roots of animal intelligence.

#BlackBirdersWeek is an online event created with the goal of promoting and encouraging the inclusion of Black people in science and nature communities traditionally dominated by white people.

A loon stabbed a bald eagle in the heart, killing it. Here's why.

A bird that lived during the last ice age is in "pristine condition."

Some extinct dinosaurs were smaller than a modern chicken.

House mice that were introduced to Gough Island in the South Atlantic are attacking and killing both adult and baby albatross.

Many of Paris' pigeons are missing one or more toes, and human hair may be to blame.

False memories implanted in the brains of songbirds could explain how the birds learn to sing — and how people learn to talk.

Scientists recently discovered there's a simple solution for deterring thieving seagulls: Stare at them.

Eat more salad, they said. It's good for you, they said.

Unlike its more patient tick cousins, this supersize parasite pursues its prey.

An ancient lizard was a flying dinosaur's last meal.

Everyone, possibly even the owl, was surprised.