Birds-of-paradise have some of the most famous mating displays in the world, but there's more to their colorful rhythmic ...

Interestingly, birds remain woefully understudied when it comes to the optical extras. Until now, no one had looked for the ...

Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...

New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the ...

Birds-of-paradise number around 45 species and typically have elaborate feathers, colors, and mating displays. Birds also ...

Team led by National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine ...

Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...

New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on specimens collected since the 1800s, finds biofluorescence in 37 of the ...

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

HOUSTON — A new exhibition featuring a rare collection of prints is coming to the Houston Museum of Natural Science next month. The Audubon's Birds of America exhibition will feature 46 prints ...

IT’S ON A DIRT ROAD IN WHAT FEELS LIKE THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS, BUT THE BIRDS OF VERMONT MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE EXHIBITS I’VE EVER SEEN. I OFTEN SAY WE’RE A SMALL NATURAL HISTORY ...