Mourning doves are beloved backyard birds that form lasting bonds with their mates. But just how long is a mourning dove ...

Bird enthusiasts have received sobering news with this year’s U.S. State of the Birds report. According to a new assessment completed by American Bird Conservancy, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National ...

Labord’s chameleon is unlike any other chameleon on Earth. Essentially, its entire species dies off every year!

For Merilä, it makes little difference what a bird’s status is. “Every lost life is a lost life,” he said. Bird-window collision is a worldwide phenomenon, and it has become one of the ...

In past writings I called fall the season of change, but that’s not quite accurate. All the seasons are seasons of change, change is as integral to the seasons as air is to life on Earth. However, to ...

as well as additional taxonomic information on more than a thousand birds not included in those studies. This data is now part of the Open Tree of Life (OpenTree) project—a collaboration between ...

On Earth Day, April 22, 2025, that shared love for birds and their incredible journeys brought together over 450 nature lovers, scientists, and conservationists for the premiere of Flyway of Life, a ...

Years ago, I was introduced to the Adizes Organizational Life Cycle model, which maps the evolution of businesses from infancy to prime and, if mismanaged, into inevitable decline. Seeing this ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Studies show engaging with birds can improve our mental health. Watching them or listening to their songs can reduce stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms. They're darn good at ...

“LOVING nature isn’t a side gig for hippies and dreamers,” explains Irish ornithologist Seán Ronayne, who is on a mission to record every species of bird in Ireland and help preserve them ...

who has been working on software for the Open Tree of Life (OpenTree) project for about a decade. "Many dozens of bird phylogenies (studies of evolutionary histories using genetics) get published ...