Browsing: Birds

Credit: Katja Heinemann/Aurora/Cavan/AlamyMark Norell, whose discoveries helped to demonstrate that birds are living dinosaurs, has died aged 68. As a curator at the American Museum of…

For a long time, I thought that I and my fellow obsessive twitchers were the only ones for whom birds made life worth living. The sheer…

Hedgehogs, salmon and birds have been put at risk by this summer’s dry conditions, Natural England has said, as drought conditions continue.The government nature watchdog addressed…

Urban birds stay up significantly later than their rural counterparts, according to research that highlights the impact of light pollution on wildlife.The study, based on recordings…

After more than 150 years, golden eagles could be set to return to England, as a study is expected to confirm there are enough suitable sites…

Butterflies flit across my vision wherever I go this summer. Screams of swifts have been unusually audible in cities. Hedges are laden with blackberries. Hordes of…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.H5N1 bird flu has been making a lot of headlines since last year, and for good reason:…