Urban Birds Use Cigarette Butts to Get Rid of Pests
A team of ecologists discovered that city birds may be inserting cigarette butts into the lining of their nests in order to repel arthropods. The…
A team of ecologists discovered that city birds may be inserting cigarette butts into the lining of their nests in order to repel arthropods. The…
Hummingbirds are part of the family Trochilidae and are among the smallest birds on the planet, with most species measuring between 7.5 to 13 cm…
A new study indicates that nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in lake or stream-bed sediments make good biological monitors for pollution. The…
Canada and the US have started to restrict the use of rodent poisons based on blood thinners, as new research shows that the toxins accumulate…
The females of superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) start singing to their unhatched eggs in order to teach the embryo a “password,” a single unique note,…
Biologists have uncovered a spotted New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura) in Karori’s Zealandia eco-sanctuary that exhibits features and behavior of both male and female members…
By analyzing fossil evidence from skeletons, eggs, and soft tissue of birdlike dinosaurs and primitive birds, a newly published study from Harvard scientists shows that…
Now open to the public, a demonstration version of the “Map of Life” is set to illustrate how all living things on the planet are…
New research has shown that the individual neurons in the brains of common pigeons could relay crucial information about the Earth’s magnetic field, potentially providing…
High in the Pyrenean mountains of Spain, paleontologists found hen-shaped dinosaur eggs sticking out of ancient sandstone. The eggs, which date back to 70 million…
New research shows that climate change may have a negative effect on birds. A new study looked at 59 different North American species of birds…
A new study suggests that hummingbirds are more interested in the location of the flower than the actual color of it. The published research states…
Starlings, a small to medium-sized passerine bird in the family Sturnidae, achieve extraordinary coordination in flight and they behave mathematically as metals being magnetized. A…
It appears that deafness penetrates much more rapidly and deeply into the brain than previously thought. While studying songbirds, neurologists discovered that when their hearing…
The male zebra finch has some 2,000 genes in a region of the brain known as “Area X” that are significantly linked to singing and…
In June of 2011, a team of Chinese and Swedish researchers rediscovered the breeding area for the Blackthroat Luscinia obscura, in the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi…
Ravens, like humans, just want to have fun. They do their survival thing and when the time is right, they seek out companionship for a…
Knowledge a hindrance? It flies in the face of reason, right? Well, in this case too much knowledge is a bad thing. A new study…