More than 14 million birds are expected to fly south over Michigan Tuesday night, Sept. 15, amid fall migration.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Most birds fly at low altitudes, relatively speaking. But ...

Have you ever seen a group of birds flying in a neat V shape and wondered why they do it? It may look beautiful and well-planned, but there’s a smart reason behind it. Birds use this formation to save ...

More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers ...

Tonight, you should look up — not for something extra special taking place with the stars or moon, but rather with our feathered friends.

Composite photos by Raghuvamsh Chavali trace how city birds move between buildings, and reveal the science of flocking, ...

As warm weather moves into the state ahead of the weekend, millions upon millions of birds are expected to head into Michigan with more than 21 million flying over Michigan the next two nights. Peak ...

Who hasn't dreamed of flying like a bird? But do birds actually enjoy flying as much as we imagine? A new study by researchers at Utrecht University shows that galahs, Australian cockatoos, almost ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard Humans hunted and killed almost all northern bald ibis birds by the 17th century. But breeding and rewilding ...

I would fly back around into Paris. and it might be nice to have a migratory pattern there. Yeah, sure. It might be nice.