Birds have fascinated humans for centuries, with their ability to take to the skies effortlessly. But when it comes to sheer ...

Did you know that birds live in a more vibrant world than us? They can see a broader spectrum of colors not perceptible to humans, experts previously told USA TODAY. Their vibrant colors can also help ...

History has not been kind to the elephant bird of Madagascar. Standing nearly 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1,000 pounds — or so researchers believed — this flightless cousin of the ostrich went ...

Flightless birds have had a rough go of it over the past few centuries, with many going extinct — the most iconic being the dodo bird. But not all have perished. Here are four flightless birds that ...

Skeleton of the terror bird Titanis walleri at the Florida Museum of Natural History. (Amanda via Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic) (CN ...