If you’re energetic and confident, enjoy cooking and believe in love at first sight, new research shows you're probably an early bird. A look into our sleeping habits revealed some interesting ...

A few weeks ago when I was out cycling with some friends, we saw a few birds who looked like they were sleeping. Someone asked me what they were doing, and I said they were resting or sleeping but I'd ...

Scientists have known for a while that many birds, including the buoyant frigate bird, can fly non-stop for weeks without having to rest on the ground. In fact, songbirds, swifts, seabirds and ...

Some birds sleep in the air. Swifts, for example, hunt down bugs high in the sky 24 hours a day from the time they leave their nest until they return six months later. Some landbirds make transoceanic ...

We've all had a bad night's sleep, with a snoring partner, a crying baby or neighbors having too much fun. Sleep disturbances are common and have unpleasant consequences the day after, including ...

The weariest warblers are more likely to sleep with their heads tucked in — saving energy, but making them more vulnerable to predators. By Emily Anthes Every spring, throngs of garden warblers make a ...

For the first time, researchers have discovered that birds can sleep in flight. They measured the brain activity of frigatebirds and found that they sleep in flight with either one cerebral hemisphere ...

We all know the early bird gets the worm, so why do these young endangered grassland songbirds hang out in their nests late into the day? A new study seeks to answer that question, and it could be ...