Spectacular sunset murmuration captured on camera
Thousands of starlings have been caught on camera swooping and swirling above a Northamptonshire village. They were filmed by ...
Jurassic fossil from China rewrites history of bird evolution
Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...
Birds of Paradise Glow on Mating Parade
Interestingly, birds remain woefully understudied when it comes to the optical extras. Until now, no one had looked for the ...
Nevada dairy worker infected with new bird flu strain becomes state's first human case
A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza.
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Quail-sized feathered dinosaur may be the earliest known bird
Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...
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83 floral boy names plucked straight from our garden
Boy names may not be top of mind when you think of flowers, but there are plenty of flower-inspired names perfect for a child of any gender.
Widespread biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise suggests enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship displays
New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the ...
China Jurassic fossil discovery sheds light on bird origin
A research team led by Professor Wang Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered two bird fossils in Jurassic-era ...
The World’s Newest Michelin 3-Star Restaurant Is Tucked Away in the English Countryside
For the second year in a row, a U.K. restaurant has been upgraded to three stars in the region’s Michelin Guide. Moor Hall, ...
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An Enormous, Branching String of Galaxy Clusters Is the Largest Known Structure in the Universe, Scientists Say
The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...
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The Triumphs and Troubles of the 7,000 Starlink Satellites Crowding Our Night Skies
The satellite internet technology has been a game changer for people in rural areas, but scientists are concerned about crowded skies and potential climate consequences.