Across the sciences, researchers are asking why so many scientists leave their fields. A new study from Virginia Tech suggests at least part of the answer may be surprisingly simple. Scientists who ...

The scientific study of birds is called ornithology. It is a specialized zoological discipline, which deals with the physiology, classification and ecology of bird species. What is the study of birds?

Many songbirds are nesting earlier in spring because of warmer temperatures brought about by climate change. But the shift brings another danger that is especially deadly for nestlings: greater ...

Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology received a total of $3.45 million from two separate sources to fund research in migratory patterns of birds, elephants and whales, according to a University press release ...

Learn about the study of birds known as ornithology. Explore the history of avian science, its importance in ecology, and the work of famous ornithologists. The scientific study of birds is called ...

Biography of Richard Ffrench / Peter R. Bacon -- The Ffrench connection: contributions of Richard Ffrench to Trinidad and Tobago ornithology / Floyd E. Hayes, Carol L. Ramjohn and Nora Jones -- ...

BirdLife Malta kept up its pressure against a proposed bird study yesterday by announcing that the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has also criticised the proposal for the government study on ...

Ornithologists from Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK, along with Bulgarian colleagues begin monitoring the biodiversity of two Black Sea coastal lakes. The research will last about a week and is ...

The study of wild birds has had a disproportionate impact on the birth and evolution of several branches of science. Thus argue Tim Birkhead, Jo Wimpenny and Bob Montgomerie in Ten Thousand Birds. In ...