Bird flu can jump to mammals. Should we worry?
An uncomfortable truth is that there is another influenza pandemic in humankind’s future. Whether it...
Robotic wing reveals secrets of bird flight
A newly built biohybrid wing could lead to new drone designs, and reveals that wing...
Babbler bird falls into climate change trap
A chestnut-crowned babbler. Credit: Niall Stopford Animals can fall into an "ecological trap" by altering...
More bird species in their vicinity increase life satisfaction of Europeans as much as higher income — ScienceDaily
Under the current pandemic conditions, activities out in nature are a popular pastime. The beneficial...
Bird with tall, sickle-shaped beak reveals hidden diversity during the age of dinosaurs
Illustration depicting the early bird Falcatakely amidst nonavian dinosaurs and other creatures during the Late...
Dino-era bird had the head of a Velociraptor and beak of a toucan
In what may be one of the weirdest animal mash-ups, scientists have found the 68...
Dutch cull 190,000 chickens after bird flu outbreaks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dutch authorities have culled some 190,000 chickens after a highly-contagious strain...
Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song
Study finds that zebra finches possess superior auditory memory. Credit: Frederic Theunissen If songbirds could...
Hundreds of new genomes help fill the bird ‘tree of life’
From gulls to grouse to grackles, more than 10,000 bird species live on this planet....
Belgium announces measures for bird flu outbreak
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Belgium has detected an outbreak of bird flu, leading authorities to...