Astonishing moment footballer performs CPR on a seagull mid-match. A low-flying gull was caught by a ball during a clearance kick between Istanbul's Yurdum Spor and Mevlanakapi Guzelhisar. Istanbul's ...

Flight is one of the rarest and most transformative adaptations in the history of life, evolving independently in insects, ...

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A new exhibition about birds ranges from old masters paintings to contemporary art. The show is “a mad sprawl of instincts and intuitions,” says its curator, Simon Schama. “The Goldfinch” by Carel ...

Most phylogenies exist in academic papers and remain difficult to interpret. Cornell’s Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer puts those relationships into a visual, searchable tool. Users can explore ...

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New research led by the University of Michigan is painting a more comprehensive picture of how noise pollution is impacting birds around the world. "The major takeaway from this study is that ...

Adding a birdhouse to your backyard can be entertaining for you and offer a welcome resting spot for backyard bird species. But there are some types of birds that rarely use birdhouses or nesting ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, specifically HPAI H5N1, commonly referred to as “bird flu,” has rippled far beyond farms and impacted Americans of all walks of life, whether they know it or ...