Sea Birds
The Surprising Reason Birds First Grew Feathers
When birds first grew feathers 150 million years ago, their function was not necessarily to help with flight
Antarctic Fossil Suggests Ancient Birds Honked Not Sang
Recent analysis of two fossils provides the first evidence of ancient noisemakers
Extreme Birdwatching Is a Thing, and This Could Be Its Greatest Year Ever
Thank El Niño for a Big Year that's bashing previous records
These Simple Fixes Could Save Thousands of Birds a Year From Fishing Boats
Changes as basic as adding a colorful streamer to commercial longline fishing boats could save thousands of seabirds a year
Researchers Piece Together Ancient Plesiosaur Attack
After examining bite marks on a 70-million-year old diving bird, researchers figure out who tried to have it for dinner
The Oldest Known Seabird Is About to Lay Another Egg
Wisdom the Laysan albatross has lived at least 64 years and raised as many as 36 chicks
90 Percent of Seabirds Have Eaten Plastic
And plastic pollution will threaten even more birds as production grows
How Hurricane Katrina Redrew the Gulf Coast
While storms here are nothing new, human influence helped Katrina make Louisiana’s ecological problems worse
Wisdom, the World's Oldest Albatross, Laid an Egg
This is about the 35th time Wisdom has been a mother-to-be
Scientists Finally Figure Out the “Big Bang” of Bird Evolution
The genomes of 45 birds contributed to the most in-depth bird evolutionary tree ever created
These Extreme Desert Nomads Set Records for Migrating Birds
Australian banded stilts use mysterious cues to know when to head toward ephemeral lakes in the country’s otherwise dry interior
Scientists Decode African Penguin Calls
Researchers are trying to figure out how "jackass" penguins—nicknamed for their braying vocalizations—communicate
Emperor Penguin Colonies Will Suffer As Climate Changes
Scientists project that two thirds of emperor penguin colonies will drop by 50 percent in the next century
14 Fun Facts About Sea Hawks
Number one: There's no such thing as a "seahawk"
A Puffin Comeback
Atlantic puffins had nearly vanished from the Maine coast until a young biologist defied conventional wisdom to lure them home
Wild Goose Chase
How one man's obsession saved an "extinct" species
Flying North to Fly South
Preparing the critically endangered whooping crane for migration could save the flock
Kiwi Ingenuity
A fleet of inventions aims to protect albatrosses from harm
The Amazing Albatrosses
They fly 50 miles per hour. Go years without touching land. Predict the weather. And they're among the world's most endangered birds
Where the Gooney Birds are
More than 400,000 albatross pairs nest on Midway Atoll, which is now the site of an extraordinary National Wildlife Refuge
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