The newfound bird hybrid "may be among the first examples of a hybrid animal that exists because of recent changing patterns in the climate," according to researchers.

Scientists in Texas confirmed the existence of a rare hybrid bird, the offspring of a green jay and a blue jay. It’s one of the first known cases of climate change driving two species into the same ...

A rare bird alert on the eBird app led University of Texas researchers to discover a rare hybrid from a blue jay and green jay mating.

Scientists found that different species of woolly mammoths were interbreeding, creating hybrid babies with traits from both species.

Hybrid burgers blending insects, meat, and plants are in labs now. Scientists say they could cut emissions and boost nutrition — if consumers accept them.

Reducing industrial animal use can help to shrink our carbon footprint and boost health—but doing so means we need nutritious meat alternatives that are also tasty and affordable.

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that Columbian and wooly mammoths regularly had calves together where the ...

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses. Take a ...

A woman in a San Antonio suburb took a photo one spring morning in 2021 of a bird in her yard that looked odd. Its feathers were as blue as any Blue Jay, but its body patterns and chunky black mask ...

Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) have found a rare hybrid jaybird, and say it may be one of the first examples of an animal that exists because of climate change.

The rare bird, spotted in a backyard in Texas, is the first known blue jay-green jay hybrid in the wild, according to a new study.

A new hybrid blue-green jaybird has been discovered in Texas, according to biologists, who attribute the new hybrid to abnormal mating behaviors between blue jays and green jays, caused by climate ...