birds
Latest Research on Brain Structures Reveals How Birds Are Actually Intelligent and Even Self-Aware
So if you’re called a 'bird brain', take it as a compliment.
Thousands of Dead Birds Are Dropping Out of the Sky and Nobody's Sure Why
Some scientists think the deaths may be tied to climate change and the fires ravaging the West Coast.
Light Pollution Is Probably Responsible for Thousands of Sleep-Deprived Birds
Scientists are urging people to turn off their lights and let pigeons get some rest.
Someone in Vegas Glued Cowboy Hats to a Bunch of Pigeons' Heads
A nonprofit pigeon rescue called Lofty Hopes is trying to track down the birds—and figure out why the hell anyone would do this.
I Sell Pigeons for a Living and Earned £80,000 from One Sale
Pigeon fancier Lorenzo van Russel grew up keeping pigeons. As an adult, he turned that hobby into what he says is major money.
North America Lost Nearly 30% of Its Birds In the Last 50 Years
The hidden crisis amounts to a loss of almost 3 billion birds since 1970 due to human activity and climate change, scientists say, and requires action.
Glaring At Seagulls Will Make Them Leave Your Food Alone, Experts Say
One New Jersey city has been using trained falcons to scare off these thieving birds—but there's an easier way, researchers claim.
Humans Have Done 50 Million Years of Damage to New Zealand’s Birds
It would take longer than humans have been on this Earth to recover the number of bird species lost in New Zealand.
It's Disturbingly Common for Seagulls to Get Into Our Food Supply
A photo of a curry-covered seagull just went viral, but it isn't the first bird to end up in a vat of food at a factory.
Darwin’s Finches Are In Danger Because a Parasite Is Changing Their Mating Song
By deforming their beaks, an introduced parasite is causing two finch species to hybridize, changing the course of their evolution.
Ravens Spread Negative Emotions to Their Friends, Study Finds
“Our findings thus suggest negative emotional contagion in ravens, and in turn advance our understanding of the evolution of empathy.”
Millions of Birds Are Vacuumed to Death Every Year for Our Martini Olives
Olives have a better flavor if they’re harvested at night, which is bad news for the birds who tend to sleep in those trees.