Scientists Unearth a ‘Missing Link’ in Bird Brain Evolution in 80-Million-Year-Old Fossil
Navaornis is likened to a sort of Rosetta Stone for decyphering the evolution of bird brains.
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Half male, half female bird stuns ornithologists
A green honeycreeper with a body half male and half female captivates scientists.
Before eating, these parrots dunk their food in water
Just like some of us enjoy rusk dipped in coffee or tea, intelligent cockatoos delight in eating rusk dipped in ...
We finally know how hummingbirds fly through gaps that are too small for their wings
Study brings new light to their amazing abilities.
A feathered foe: How Emus fought the Australian army — and won
During the Great Emu War, Australian soldiers attempted to control the emu population but were ultimately defeated.
These wings are made for walking: a look at the flightless birds roaming our planet
Not all birds soar high in the sky.
Right before they hatch, baby birds have hip bones shaped exactly like a dinosaur’s pelvis
Birds really are dinosaurs!
Multiple threats are causing huge declines in migratory birds
Researchers identified the most common threats to migratory birds and where they occur
Pterosaurs had feathers — but they weren’t used for flying
Using feathers for thermoregulation and signaling may be hundreds of millions of years old.
Researchers peer into the brain of birds as they’re singing their best song
A new study reveals the circuitry that enables birds to perform their best.
Humans are worse than jays at spotting magic tricks
Don't believe your eyes.
A new species of bird discovered in Brazil has a green head, yellow belly, and a high risk of going extinct soon
I would have been fine with just the green head and yellow belly, honestly.
Fossil Friday: leg fragment points to huge, toothy bird with a wingspan of up to 21 feet
Imagine how many nuggets you could make from one of these.
The lockdown changed the way birds sing in San Francisco
Sparrows have adapted their songs to the less noisy cities of 2020.
Insect-hunting dino “the size of a teacup” unearthed in Madagascar
These tiny dinos started evolving many of the traits of today's birds.
Wildfires can change the songs birds sing
Events such as wildfire spread birds -- and their songs -- around.
Hummingbird eyes can detect UV, allowing them to see the world in colors that humans can’t even imagine
A fourth color cone type in the hummingbird's eyes allows the birds to see in extra colors tinted in ultraviolet.
Oldest modern bird species so far discovered in Belgian limestone quarry
They call it the Wonderchicken!
New tweets: ten species of bustling songbirds discovered on Indonesian islands
Some of these new species are already at risk of extinction.
Grassland birds will struggle to have babies because of climate change
"Too hot to date" -- birds.
Human-driven extinction cost New Zealand 50 million years’ worth of bird evolution
Losses include but are not limited to those giant eagles at the end of Lord of the Rings.
Animals can experience post-traumatic stress disorder from exposure to predators
"Our findings support both the notion that PTSD is not unnatural, and that long-lasting effects of predator-induced fear with likely ...
Some seagulls will steal your food unless you stare them in the eyes
It's like a game of chicken where the winner gets to eat your chips.
What’s the difference between birds and mammals
The differences are too many to say all at once.
Fossil Friday: bird encased in amber has an unique, “extreme” toe
The bird's hyper-elongated third toe is longer than its whole lower leg, the authors report.
Russian scientists find the first ever giant bird fossils in Europe
A giant bird that used to weigh half a tonne up until 2 million years ago was found by scientists ...
Birds also prefer fancier neighborhoods — as long as there’s enough green space
The "luxury effect" also propagates across animals.
Paleontologists find 110-million-year-old bird fossil with unlaid egg still inside it
A unique find that sheds new light on the reproductive abilities of ancient birds.
The amazing Lyrebird can not only mimic other birds, but also chainsaws, theme songs, and car alarms — anything, basically
Meet the incredible lyrebird from Australia. And you thought parrots were cool....
Oldest feather does not belong to Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx remains a key link in dinosaur-bird evolution, but maybe it wasn't all that unique.
Engineers study the in-depth structure of wings to make better adhesive materials
"We believe that these structures could serve as inspiration for an interlocking one-directional adhesive or a material with directionally tailored ...
Rats and pigeons are slowly replacing iconic species, and it’s our fault
The "losers" are exactly the ones you want to protect.
Cockatoos can create and manipulate tools, study suggests
Bird-brain? Hardly an insult.
Dinosaurs laid colored eggs and passed this trait on to birds, new study shows
Dinosaurs developed colored eggs for the first and only time in history, a new study suggests.
Neanderthal child was eaten by giant bird
Talk about a gruesome story -- yikes!
Scientists discover new hummingbird species and it’s almost extinct already
A remarkable finding, already highly vulnerable.
Biologists discover new bird species in Africa — and it’s already in trouble
There's some good news, but also a lot of bad news.
How birds stay slim even when they overeat
It's not only about what you eat -- it's also about how you use that food.
Scientists analyzed the composition of dinosaur DNA — and it’s really similar to birds’
Life, uhm, finds a way.
Small arms, tongue-tied: T-Rex couldn’t stick its tongue out
Put that tongue back in, Jurassic Park!
How the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs spared ground-dwelling birds
Most birds could fly by that time -- but it was the ones that couldn't that survived.
How tooth wear sheds light on the predatory lives of dinosaurs
Not all dino teeth are made the same...
Mesozoic baby bird fossil sheds new light on evolution
It's impressive that we can learn so much about something so fragile, from so long ago.
Birds of a feather — A story of Vikings and pillows
Identifying feathers could be extremely useful.
Firehawks: In Australia, birds of prey are intentionally setting the forests on fire
There's a new arsonist in town -- one with wings instead of hands.
Old-growth forests offer safe haven to bird species struggling with climate change
They're really nice cool places for raising baby birds -- or fo rest!
Carefree Crow Hitches a Ride on the Back of Bald Eagle
Don't mind me, just hitching a ride.
Book Review: ‘Birds of Kruger National Park’
It's as good a bird book as any, and I'd recommend it to everyone visiting Kruger Park as well as ...
