Birds News
June 26, 2025
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June 16, 2025 — A lifelong fascination with nature and fieldwork led this researcher to the world of ethnobiology a field where ecology, culture, and community come together. Investigating how local people relate to species like the anaconda, their work blends ...
June 14, 2025 — Study suggests that appetite for bushmeat -- rather than black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine -- is driving West Africa's illegal hunting of one of the world's most ...
May 30, 2025 — A new study shows that wildlife underpass tunnels dramatically reduce deaths of frog, salamanders, and other amphibians migrating across ...
May 29, 2025 — New techniques used to analyze soft tissue in dinosaur fossils may hold the key to new cancer discoveries. Researchers have analyzed dinosaur fossils using advanced paleoproteomic techniques, a method that holds promise for uncovering molecular data ...
May 29, 2025 — Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a new article. The paper documents the earliest-known example of birds ...
May 29, 2025 — As rising global temperatures alter ecosystems worldwide, animal species usually have two choices: adapt to changing local conditions or flee to a cooler clime. Ecologists have long assumed that the world's bird species were best equipped to respond ...
May 28, 2025 — Many bat species native to Germany, such as the Leisler's bat, are forest specialists. However, as it is becoming increasingly hard for them to find tree hollows in forest plantations, so they are ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers found that digestion in hawks and owls can alter the results of isotopic analysis in pellets and ...
May 28, 2025 — Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the trade is far larger ...
May 26, 2025 — A new study shows that monitoring and managing select bird species can provide benefits for other species within specific ...
May 22, 2025 — Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, southern climates in the winter may be rewarded for their journey with greater genetic ...
May 22, 2025 — New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause their habitat to severely contract by up to 75 per ...
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June 26, 2025 — Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban—by passing off illegal elephant ivory as legal mammoth ivory. Since the two types look deceptively similar, law ...
June 10, 2025 — Bumblebee queens don t work nonstop. UC Riverside scientists discovered that queens take strategic reproductive breaks early in colony formation likely to conserve energy and increase the chance of ...
May 21, 2025 — Biologists recently announced that they have released the first broad scale, comparative, fine-grained analysis linking the amplitude, or volume, of a birds' song to its vocal frequency, or pitch. ...
May 20, 2025 — What do chickens and people with a common reproductive disorder have in common? More than one might think -- and a widely-used diabetes medication might just be the surprising ...
May 20, 2025 — A new report identifies the top 12 emerging threats that could accelerate pollinator losses within the next 5-15 years, according to ten of the world's leading ...
May 14, 2025 — Archaeopteryx is the fossil that clearly demonstrated Darwin's views. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds -- ...
May 13, 2025 — Butterflies' flight trajectories often appear random or chaotic, but their hovering patterns can potentially provide critical design insights for ...
May 12, 2025 — Flamingos have developed an amazing variety of techniques to create swirls and eddies in the water to concentrate and eat brine shrimp and other organisms, a biologist found. They stomp dance to stir ...
May 12, 2025 — A team of researchers has identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Drawing parallels with human psychology, the study provides compelling ...
May 12, 2025 — How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar ...
Earlier Headlines
May 9, 2025 — Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic operations in human language. Human language, however, allows an infinite ...
May 9, 2025 — Antarctic krill do not only react to external environmental influences such as light or food. They also use their internal clock to adapt to the extreme conditions of the polar ...
May 9, 2025 — Wasp mothers have stunning brainpower when it comes to feeding their young, new research ...
May 8, 2025 — New report shows drastic decline in endangered primates and calls for conservation ...
May 7, 2025 — A study of starlings in Africa shows that they form long-term social bonds similar to human ...
May 6, 2025 — Owls, well adapted to hearing the exact location of prey, have something in common with an unrelated group of raptors -- harriers. A new study has found that harriers across the world are able to ...
May 5, 2025 — A new study links grazing halo patterns in coral reefs, as well as those in other patchy habitats, to the spatial patterns of the shelter habitat itself. The researchers found that grazing halos are ...
May 1, 2025 — A groundbreaking study reveals that North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where they should be thriving. Researchers analyzed 36 million bird observations shared by ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans reveals that life in a zoo significantly alters how orangutans interact with their environment. Researchers analyzed over 12,000 ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — The study found that bird species who nest in tree cavities have independently evolved heightened aggression across lineages, particularly in ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Many of the fish we eat play a key role in maintaining the seabed -- and therefore our climate, new research ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — New research shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in Southwest USA, are expanding their range northward through the Pacific Northwest at an unprecedented rate, ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — We should eat less meat and more legumes, campaigns and dietary advice tell us. But how much is 'less'? Researchers have an ...
Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — A new study used modern methods to reassess a foundational study in biology that explained how ecologically similar species of wood warblers coexist. The research team examined foraging behavior, ...
Apr. 11, 2025 — A novel paper is widening understanding of how species interact within ecosystems via the so-called 'Internet of Nature.' The paper reveals that species not only exchange matter and energy ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — Study reveals commonly detected environmental levels of clobazam -- a medication often prescribed for sleep disorders -- increased the river-to-sea migration success of juvenile salmon in the wild. ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — New research suggests conservation efforts could more effectively identify and protect bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range of specific conditions they ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less ...
Friday, May 9, 2025
- The Origins of Language
- Internal Clocks Determine the Ups and Downs of Antarctic Krill
- Wasp Mums Use Remarkable Memory When Feeding Offspring
Thursday, May 8, 2025
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
- New Research on Bird Behavior Suggests That Evolution May Repeat Itself
- Chip-Shop Fish Among Key Seabed Engineers
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- European Bird Declines Linked to Range of Climatic Conditions Experienced
- Colourful City Birds
- Mapping Mercury Contamination in Penguins of the Southern Ocean
- Reduced Movement of Starlings With Parasite Infections Has a Negative Impact on Their Offspring
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- New Research Finds Fluorescence in Feathers of Long-Eared Owls
- Dinosaurs' Apparent Decline Prior to Asteroid May Be Due to Poor Fossil Record
- Stronger Coffee With Fewer Coffee Beans
- What's on the Menu for Ryukyu's Minute Mammals?
Friday, April 4, 2025
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Thursday, March 27, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- A Hit of Dopamine Tells Baby Birds When Their Song Practice Is Paying Off
- Making Foie Gras Without Force-Feeding
Monday, March 24, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Restored Stream Supports New Wild Salmon Run
- From Dinosaurs to Birds: The Origins of Feather Formation
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Scientists Map Neural Wiring of Vocal Circuits in Songbirds
- Red Coral Colonies Survive a Decade After Being Transplanted in the Medes Islands
- Coastal Guardians Pioneer a New Way to Protect the Florida Keys' Shorelines
- New Fossil Discovery Reveals How Volcanic Deposits Can Preserve the Microscopic Details of Animal Tissues
- Conservation Efforts Are Bringing Species Back from the Brink, Even as Overall Biodiversity Falls
Monday, March 17, 2025
- How a Hummingbird Chick Acts Like a Caterpillar to Survive
- Unique Dove Species Is the Dodo of the Caribbean and in Similar Danger of Dying out
- How Big Brains and Flexible Skulls Led to the Evolution of Modern Birds
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Misha Lived in Zoos, but the Elephant's Tooth Enamel Helps Reconstruct Wildlife Migrations
- US Bird Populations Continue Alarming Decline
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Friday, March 7, 2025
- Nearly Half of Popular Tropical Plant Group Related to Birds-of-Paradise and Bananas Are Threatened With Extinction
- The Changing Chorus: How Movements and Memories Influence Birdsong Evolution
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Caribou Migration Patterns Are Shrinking
- Iconic Australian Bird Reveals Hidden Farming Talent
- Controlling Conformational Changes in Protein Aromatic Side Chains
Thursday, February 27, 2025
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Friday, February 21, 2025
- Unraveling the Mystery of the Missing Blue Whale Calves
- Butterfly Wings Inspire New Imaging Technique for Cancer Diagnosis
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Turtles Change Nesting Patterns in Response to Climate Change
- Big Birds Like Emus Are Technical Innovators, Study Shows
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Repeated Invasions Shape NZ's Bird Life
- Ecologist Finds Eastern Monarch Butterflies Delaying Fall Migration
- Coffee Grounds and Reishi Mushroom Spores Can Be 3D Printed Into a Compostable Alternative to Plastics
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- ChatGPT for Birdsong May Shed Light on How Language Is Wired in the Human Brain
- Masquerading Moth Deploys Unique Optical Tricks to Evade Predators
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Female Hoverflies Beat Males on Long-Distance Migrations
- Cold Temperatures Promote Spread of a Bird Pink Eye Pathogen at Winter Feeders
- Native Bee Populations Can Bounce Back After Honey Bees Move out
Monday, February 10, 2025
- California's Marine Protected Areas Boost Fish Populations Across the State
- Bats Play a Key Role in Combating Rice Pests in Southeast Asia
- Eating Gradually Increasing Doses of Peanut Butter Enables Children With High-Threshold Allergy to Safely Consume Peanuts, Study Suggests
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Male Flies Sharpened Their Eyesight to Call the Females' Bluff
- Cretaceous Fossil from Antarctica Reveals Earliest Modern Bird
- Illuminating the Beginnings of Animal Development
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025
- The Cost of Preventing Extinction of Australia's Priority Species
- Revealing Underwater Secrets With New Technique
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Landmark Genetic Study: Fresh Shoots of Hope on the Tree of Life
- Protecting the Plains: Conserving Prairie Dogs Will Revitalize North America's Grasslands
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Damage Caused to Crops by Barnacle Geese Can Be Mitigated With Designated Set-Aside and Repelling Fields
- Mapping Antarctica's Hidden Ice-Free Lands: A Blueprint for Conservation
- Ecologist's Studies on the Effects of Prey Depletion on Populations of Large African Carnivores
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- T Cells Rise Up to Fight Infections in the Gut
- Wildlife Camera Surveys Reveal the Conservation Importance of Habitat Transition Zones
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Cavity-Nesting Birds Decorate With Snake Skin to Deter Predators
- New Study Provides Insight Into How Some Species Thrive in Dark, Oxygen-Free Environments
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Mosquitoes Can Be Extra-Bitey in Droughts
- This Fast and Agile Robotic Insect Could Someday Aid in Mechanical Pollination
- Songbirds Socialize on the Wing During Migration
- Bird Flu Is Mutating, but Antivirals Still Work