In a Warming Climate, Can Birds Take the Heat?
Researchers show both temperate and tropical birds can handle acute heat stress much better than expected, but that doesn't mean they are safe from climate change
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Study Confirms Plastics Threat to South Pacific Seabirds
The ingestion of marine plastics is a major issue for seabird conservation and will affect most seabird species by 2050, according to estimates
Birds Risk Starvation Trying to 'Keep Pace' with Climate Change
Thirty-year data set shows that birds are breeding earlier, at a cost
Bird and Reptile Tears Aren't So Different from Human Tears
New research will help provide insights into better ophthalmic treatments for humans and animals, as well as a clues into the evolution of tears across different species
Feathers Provide Insight into Contamination
Using analytical chemistry techniques to analyze feathers, scientists gain a better understanding of environmental contamination
How Animals Understand Numbers Influences Chance of Survival
A recent review explores the current literature on how different animal species comprehend numbers and the impact on their survival
Discovery of Smallest Known Mesozoic Dinosaur Reveals New Species
The specimen's unique anatomical features point to one of the smallest and most ancient birds ever found
Frozen Bird Turns out to Be 46,000-Year-Old Horned Lark
In 2018, a well-preserved frozen bird was found in the ground in the Belaya Gora area of northeastern Siberia
Fifty Years of Data Show New Changes in Bird Migration
Analyzing almost 150,000 individual records, researchers found that the timing of the birds' spring migration has advanced over the last 50 years
African Grey Parrots Spontaneously 'Lend a Wing'
Researchers have shown for the first time that some birds—and specifically African grey parrots—are helpful in the same way that humans and other great apes are