Rare Fossilized Feathers Reveal Secrets of Ancient Paleontology Hotspot
The early Cretaceous bird fossils hold key information about the ancient ecosystem of Jehol Biota. Jehol Biota in China is renowned for its exceptional fossils…
The early Cretaceous bird fossils hold key information about the ancient ecosystem of Jehol Biota. Jehol Biota in China is renowned for its exceptional fossils…
A new study published in PeerJ Life & Environment has provided crucial insights into the factors that affect the fertility of the critically endangered kakapo,…
Fossilized remains of a skeleton found within a small rock have challenged a long-held belief about the evolution of modern birds. A team of researchers…
A new study from researchers at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Field Museum of Natural…
Changes in bird behavior persist long after the fireworks are gone. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz, Germany, and the…
According to recent research, bird species with extreme or rare combinations of traits face the greatest danger of extinction. According to a new study performed…
Research indicates that there is more than one way to build a black bird. Nature often finds a way when it comes to the biological…
Similar to humans, more intelligent jays display more self-control. According to recent research, Eurasian jays may pass a variation of the “marshmallow test,” and those…
In a long-studied population of wandering albatrosses, females are less likely to stick with a shy mate. The wandering albatross is the poster bird for…
Birdsong reveals a rare hybrid coupling. Stephen Gosser, a self-described “diehard birder,” was out in the Western Pennsylvania woods in June of 2020 when he…
A new species of owl has just been described from Príncipe Island, an island lying off the west coast of Central Africa that is part…
Seeing or hearing birds is associated with an improvement in mental well-being that can last up to eight hours, according to new research from King’s…
This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7496, which lies over 24 million light-years away from Earth in the…
Any animal ascending a mountain experiences a double whammy of difficulties: the air gets thinner while it also becomes colder, which is particularly problematic for…
The yellow-billed hornbill, cousins of fan-favorite Zazu from The Lion King, faces local extinction due to the climate crisis. Between 2008 and 2019, researchers investigated…
A new study from researchers at Tufts University details which species are super spreaders. When it comes to avian influenza, more commonly called bird flu,…
With recent outbreaks identified in Canada and the United States, H5N1 – a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIv) strain – is quickly becoming a…
While many people around the world just finished unwrapping their Easter eggs, scientists have solved one of nature’s biggest criminal cases, an egg forgery scandal…