Mike VanHelder

June 30, 2017 — A niche part of the larger "furry" subculture, bird costumers create carefully crafted, life-size versions of avians and other bird-like creatures.

January 26, 2017 — This seabird with unusual nesting habits is endangered due to loss of old-growth forest stands in the Pacific Northwest.

January 06, 2017 — Moving in all directions requires some serious brainpower.

December 09, 2016 — The rare, amber-encased fossil, which belonged to a young coelurosaur, tells a new story about feather evolution.

November 21, 2016 — And here's a surprise: It wasn't even dethroned by another bird.

August 11, 2016 — According to a new study, the birds can stay aloft for weeks by power napping in ten-second bursts.

July 29, 2016 — New research shows that Swainson's Thrushes use a "genetic map" to pick their migration routes.

July 14, 2016 — Flying pokémon are everywhere. Here's how you can master them—both in your neighborhood and at your nearest Audubon Pokéstop.

July 06, 2016 — In a classic case of cryptic speciation, one South Asian songbird is found to have a doppelganger.

June 30, 2016 — The fossils were discovered in Myanmar amber—a form of mummification that's typical for insects.