According to a new study, the precise patterning of bird feathers relies on signaling through ectodysplasin (EDA) and its receptor EDAR -- the same signaling pathway known to be crucial for the ...

A pattern resembling a flying bird, known as "noutori" in Japanese, can be seen on the slope of Mount Fuji, as seen in this photo taken near Noson Park in the city of Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi ...

I looked up on the last day of July at the sound of purple martins, and instead of a swirling flock of feeding birds, I saw a line of the giant swallows flying south toward their winter home, perhaps ...