Researchers calculated the flight ability of more than 80 ancient cicada species to analyze their evolution over time.

Birds Can Detect Predators Using Smell Date: April 28, 2008 Source: PLATAFORMA SINC Summary: Many animal species detect and avoid predators by smell, but this ability has been largely overlooked ...

Boomboxes amplify predatory bird sounds and are used as cues Date: October 10, 2013 Source: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ...

This is the conclusion of researchers from New York's Cornell University, who found birds that line their nests with snakeskin are less likely to have their eggs eaten by predators.

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

New Zealand's native-bird BO is so pungent, it's alerting predators to the birds' presence, ongoing research shows. The smells may drive some species to extinction, unless conservationists take ...

Q: Are colorfully feathered male birds the target for predators — that is, colorful in order to draw attention away from the less colorful female birds? I have read that the colorful male birds are ...

Dr. Boom cautioned that kills occur all the time on the sides of mountains or high-elevation plateaus. But as far as a fight for survival involving predator and prey nearly 10,000 feet up in the sky?

When hundreds of birds crashed into the ground in Chihuahua, Mexico, many were left confused at the odd behavior. Experts share what could have sent those birds plummeting down.

Using boomboxes to amplify predator bird sounds in the wild, University of Florida researchers have found that smaller birds listen to vocal cues to avoid areas populated by predators. In her ...