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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The American Robin is a ubiquitous bird with a distinctive orange breast and gray-brown back. It can be seen hopping on lawns, perching in bushes and building nests in urban, suburban and rural ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old garbage dump in the ancient Roman city of Pollentia on Mallorca, revealing new insights into the culinary habits of the Romans. Among the findings were bones ...

The ancient Romans loved their birds. They rated owls as omens, valued geese as guards, kept chickens for divination, and raised peafowl for food. As for the thrush, a plumb avian of the passerine ...

The hermit thrush may well be the Beyoncé of the bird world thanks to its tuneful melodies, a study has revealed. Scientists have discovered that the North American songbird sings in 'harmonic series' ...

Researcher have tracked the migration of songbirds by outfitting them with tiny geolocator backpacks -- a world first -- revealing that scientists have underestimated their flight performance ...

At dusk in North American forests, wood thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) fill forests with a rising and falling "ee-oh-lay" song with a strange reverb. Like Tuvan throat singers, these pot-bellied ...