There is a quiet bird of winter that appears each year outside my door. It is solitary and discrete — no flocking sparrow or clamoring jay. This bird blends in, wrapped in russet, its cloudy breast ...

I love a patch of woods with a thick dogwood understory, especially in the fall. Dogwood fruits are an important food for migrating birds, especially fruit-loving migrants such as thrushes and ...

I have always liked thrushes. They form a venerable and famous family of birds, but at the same time are common and familiar sights. I find this to be part of the appeal of birds in general — that ...

Wood thrushes are disappearing from eastern forests. The birds fly to Central America each fall and return in the spring. To understand why their numbers are dropping, scientists attached tiny GPS ...

Migratory songbirds are disappearing, and though conservationists are examining several possible reasons such as climate change, loss of habitat, acid rain and light pollution, a key piece of the ...

Newly published research is providing a fascinating glimpse into how ancient Romans enjoyed their fast food — shedding more light on life in antiquity. In a recent journal article entitled "Urban ...

This was likely a seasonal menu item among street vendors in the ancient city of Pollentia, a study said. Screen grab of YouTube video posted by Institute of Archaeology of the University of Barcelona ...

A study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology analyzed thrush remains found in a latrine of a fast-food establishment from the 1st century BCE in the ancient Roman city of ...

On the island of Mallorca, in what was once the ancient Roman city of Pollentia, researchers have unearthed evidence of street food vendors selling an item long believed to be reserved for the elite.