Because birds respond to bright colors like humans do, scientists long assumed that they process the color spectra in a similar way. But birds can actually see UV light, which humans can't ...

I love spring … the colors, the smell, the sounds of singing birds. After a winter of gray skies, white landscapes and no smells — I just love spring. I am fortunate enough to spend a lot of ...

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.