birds

In the fifth report of our Egg Cetera series on egg-related research, engineers and zoologists work together to discover the secrets of the eggshell...

In the second of a series of reports contributed by Cambridge researchers, zoologist Dr Ben Phalan ventures into a tropical forest to understand the...

Certain types of birds may track army ant swarms using sophisticated memory and the ability to plan for the future.

Newly hatched chicks of African honeyguide birds bite to death their foster siblings to eliminate competition.

Research reveals plumages exhibit less than a third of possible colours birds can see.

New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique...

Using field experiments in Africa and a new computer model that gives them a bird's eye view of the world, Cambridge scientists have discovered how a...

A new collaborative project aims to understand how pandemic viruses jump the species barrier and spread through communities.