Longevity vs. Metabolism: How Birds Cheat the Aging Process
A comprehensive comparative study indicates that certain birds have developed mechanisms to resist the detrimental effects of ...
RFK Jr. Says Vaccinating Birds Against Avian Flu Will Create ‘Mutation Factories’
Kennedy Jr. addressed the worsening avian flu crisis, saying vaccinating birds turns them into “mutation factories." Instead, ...
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The Reason Dodo Birds Went Extinct Is More Depressing Than You Thought
One of the most infamous cautionary tales of humanity's follies, the reasons behind the extinction of the dodo are even more ...
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Conservation focusing on birds of a feather may have mixed results
Conservation strategies are turning back the doomsday clock in threatened Florida-Scrub Jays—but not without caveats, a new ...
Scientists Have Uncovered One of the Oldest Birds Ever – And It’s Unlike Anything We’ve Seen
Scientists discovered two Jurassic bird fossils in China, pushing back bird diversification by 20 million years. One, ...
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Birds breathe in dangerous plastics—and so do we
Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at Arlington study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how ...
Emus might not be the ‘world’s dumbest bird’ after all
Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for their brawn than their brains and often rely on their running speed and ...