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The International Space Station Just Became a Powerful Tool for Tracking Animal Migration
The so-called 'internet of animals,' powered by an antenna aboard the ISS, will track thousands of creatures across the entire planet
A Long Childhood May Be How Crows and Jays Evolved Their Smarts
Like humans, some of the smartest birds enjoy extended periods of parental care
Eagle Stabbed Through the Heart—and a Loon’s to Blame
Birdie, you give loons a bad name
Police Lure Escaped Peacock Into Custody With Mating Call Played On Cell Phone
Zoo officials say it is peacock mating season, and the male bird may have escaped to search for a female
Here’s How to (Safely) Bird-Watch During Lockdown
Birding can be a lark, but don’t run a-fowl of safety guidelines
To Silence Wind Turbines and Airplanes, Engineers Are Studying Owl Wings
No one knows exactly how the nocturnal hunters manage their whisper-soft flight, yet it's inspiring the design of quieter airplanes, fans and wind turbines
An Army of Hungry Ducks Keeps This Historic South African Vineyard Pest-Free
The vineyard deploys a daily bird-based battalion to pluck snails and insects off their plants
Is a Duck Army Coming for Pakistan's Locusts? Not So Fast
In the wake of a social media storm, experts question a popular plan to dispatch insect-eating birds from China
Duck Ensnared in Plastic Sparks Rescue Mission in Central Park
Rangers and bird enthusiasts are searching for a common merganser that appears to be unable to eat due to plastic debris that has become stuck in its bill
This Bird Froze 46,000 Years Ago. Now, It Can Tell Scientists About the Last Ice Age
A likely ancestor of today’s horned larks, the specimen was preserved in pristine condition by permafrost
Nuthatches Heed Chickadees' Warning Calls—but They're Wary of False Alarms
Nuthatches prefer to check the facts before they 'retweet' chickadees' alerts
‘PigeonBot’ Uses Real Feathers to Fly Like a Bird
The flying robot is better at following directions than its namesake
Vulture Poop Has Compromised a Customs and Border Protection Radio Tower in Texas
Officials are scrambling for a solution to the fecal fiasco
In a First, Scientists Film a Puffin Scratching Itself With a Stick
Behold the first evidence of tool use in seabirds
What Bird Lays the Biggest Eggs Compared to Its Body Size? Where Does 'Lame Duck' Come From? And More Questions From Our Readers
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See a Bald Eagle and Octopus Tangled in Epic Battle
The big cephalopod was winning until the humans intervened
New York Is Poised to Require Bird-Friendly Glass on All New Buildings
Each year, up to a billion birds in the United States die from glass collisions
Invasive Mice Are Gnawing the Scalps of Endangered Albatrosses
The mice already kill an estimated 2 million seabird chicks per year, but they now target breeding adults
Climate Change May Be Causing Birds to Shrink—and Their Wings to Grow
The phenomenon was ‘shockingly’ consistent across a variety of bird species, according to the authors of a new study
Humans May Be Solely to Blame for the Great Auk’s Extinction
A new study suggests that the flightless birds were not declining due to environmental changes when humans began to hunt them in large numbers
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