Birds in cities appear to dislike men less than women, and experts have no idea why
Despite being surrounded by a multitude of people, urban birds may be picky about who can approach them, new research suggests. After surveying over 37...
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‘Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid’: Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid
Birds have spread their wings the world over, but they first took flight at least 150 million years ago, during the dinosaur age. In his...
‘He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor’: The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs
In the 1970s, paleontologist John Ostrom revived the theory that modern birds are evolved from theropod dinosaurs, a group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex. But a...
Why aren’t mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?
Lizards, birds and fish often sport vivid colors, from neon pink to deep violet, but most mammals are fairly drab. So why don’t mammals match...
Birds are declining faster and faster in 3 US hotspots, new study finds
Bird populations are in free fall across North America. And in some hotspots their decline is accelerating, a new study reveals. Wild bird numbers declined...
Archaeopteryx, one of the world’s first proto birds, has a set of weird, never-before-seen features, new study reveals
Researchers have uncovered an intriguing set of never-before-seen features in the skull of Archaeopteryx, an iconic dinosaur that is considered a key transitional fossil in...
In the search for bees, Mozambique honey hunters and birds share a language with distinct, regional dialects
People who hunt for honey in Mozambique use distinct dialects when communicating with birds to find bees, and the coordination benefits both species, new research...