Birds
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Discoveries & Research
Backyard birds learn from their new neighbors when moving house
Scientists have found a trigger for social learning in wild animals. An experiment on great tits has pinpointed a single…
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Evolutionary paths vastly differ for birds, bats
New Cornell University research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats’ wings and legs is tightly coupled, which…
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More resources needed to protect birds in Germany
Member states of the European Union are obliged to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) as part of the Natura 2000…
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Using weather radar to track Australia’s migrating birds
For the first time, scientists have used data from weather radar not to track storms, but to count birds as…
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No incentive for older birds to make new friends
Like people, birds have fewer friends as they age, but the reasons why are unclear. New research suggests they may…
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Music
Watch Billie Eilish Perform ‘Birds of a Feather,’ ‘Wildflower’
Eilish and brother Finneas make their fourth appearance on the late night show in support of Hit Me Hard and…
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Newly discovered Late Cretaceous birds may have carried heavy prey like extant raptors
Newly discovered birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had powerful raptor-like feet, according to a study published…
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Politics
Grassland birds in crisis on the Canadian Prairies, conservationists warn
A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a “conservation crisis” for dozens of…
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Music
Billie Eilish Drops ‘Birds of a Feather’ Video: Watch
Singer is set to kick off her Hit Me Hard and Soft in Quebec on Sunday Billie Eilish is just…
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Space
‘Space for Birds’: Astronaut Roberta Bondar captures avian habitats from Earth, in air and on orbit in new book (interview)
Roberta Bondar knew that she would not be able to hear birds, let alone seen them from space, but when…
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