Charles Darwin predicted the existence of a moth with a long tongue based on a comet orchid's nectar spurs. This was ...

New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

We are almost in the second half of winter, which may seem like a tad late to get started on birdwatching in the Indian subcontinent. Warmer days are getting closer in Visakhapatnam – aren’t ...

August 2022, Hong Kong, China Flying vertebrates exhibit sophisticated wingbeat kinematics. Their specialized forelimbs allow ...

HEAR BACK. FIREFIGHTERS IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH RESCUED A BIRD STUCK IN A TREE. CHECK OUT THESE IMAGES FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OFFICIALS SAY THE HERON WAS FOUND IN DISTRESS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN WITH ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

As temperatures plummet to below zero across Michigan this week, backyard bird enthusiasts who enjoy watching and feeding their feathered visitors may wonder how, or if, they can withstand the ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on specimens collected since the 1800s, finds ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

So far, 67 human bird flu cases have been confirmed in the U.S., the CDC says. A child in San Francisco was recently confirmed to be the third human case of bird flu in the United States in which ...

The UK has been declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) - and bird "gatherings" have been banned in England and Wales in response to rising cases of bird flu. Strains of the virus have ...