Birds fly in a V formation to save energy. The bird in front creates lift for those behind. This teamwork makes long flights easier. Scientists studie ...

While the world-famous Inca Trail is undoutedly Peru’s headline hike, the Quarry Trail is a less-crowded alternative that’s ...

While the world-famous Inca Trail is undoutedly Peru’s headline hike, the Quarry Trail is a less-crowded alternative that’s ...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds are among some of the most incredible migrating animals, traveling hundreds of miles in a single flight.

According to the British Trust for Ornithology, the white-throated needletail is a large and fast-flying bird originally from eastern Asia that migrates in a figure of eight pattern to eastern ...

A collaboration among Boise State’s School of the Arts, the Intermountain Bird Observatory and the city of Boise represents a ...

The Britpop veteran reflects on the epic reunion tour, keeping it secret for months, and the only thing he knows about what ...

December, darkness, holiday lights, songs about partridges in pear trees and turtledoves and calling birds – what the heck ...

See airplanes of all sizes, shapes and colors from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...

This was the year that A.I.-generated content passed a kind of audiovisual Turing test, sometimes fooling us against our ...

A research veterinarian gives practical advice to homeowners for how to protect themselves and their flocks from bird flu.

After I put my kid to sleep, I found myself standing by the window, looking out over the valley of apartment buildings. The ...