Turkeys originated in North America, where the wild birds thrived from Canada to Mexico

“The bird would have been a cross between a large seagull and a diving bird like a cormorant, but likely had teeth,” says expedition leader

The report stresses the need to develop more in-depth knowledge about the status of pollinators worldwide

This is the first time scientists have suggested that turkeys were potentially domesticated by early Native Americans in the southeastern United States

Birds captured in habitats that were exposed to the oil had a different chemical signature in their tissues than birds found in areas that were not exposed to the oil

Marine plastic debris is an olfactory trap for seabirds

While the thought of firing bird carcasses at airplanes might seem funny, tests like these are serious business

"Our results seem to support the hypothesis that raising offspring cooperatively may have promoted the emergence of prosocial tendencies not only in humans, but also in other animals."

Although it poses no threat to human health, wooden breast can cause significant economic losses for growers, who sometimes see the disease in up to half their flocks

"Without these scavengers dead animals would be scattered around our environment rotting and causing a hygiene hazard,” researcher says