Hummingbirds are the only birds capable of sustained backward flight, a skill made possible by their extraordinary wing ...

Hawaiian Electric is conducting studies of bird flight paths on Maui to reduce the impact of strikes on company-owned utilities lines. Newell’s shearwater is among the threatened species under study.

Of all the marvels of the natural world, few are as astonishing as the common swift (Apus apus). These small birds spend ...

Birds are often seen as harbingers of environmental change, their migratory patterns and breeding habits subtly reflecting shifts in the world around them. For years, scientists have observed that ...