Birds
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways
Health
As a recent example of what may ensue, Pitesky points to the repeated African swine fever outbreaks across various Asian countries in ...
How a DNA Anomaly Misled Scientists for Centuries
Science
New research reveals that a long-overlooked genetic anomaly in birds has significantly altered our understanding of their evolutionary lineage, demonstrating that the ...
New Family Tree Revises Our Understanding of Bird Evolution
Science
By Center for Evolutionary & Organismal Biology at Zhejiang University April 3, 2024 A groundbreaking study employing full genome-scale data has revolutionized ...
Graham Cowles, head of birds at the Natural History Museum who unearthed the ‘white dodo’ – obituary
Science
On the same 1974 expedition, Cowles also recovered fragments of the saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta), a friendly beast eaten to ...
‘Dramatic spread’ of woodpeckers in Ireland causes electricity blackouts
Science
Great spotted woodpeckers have caused blackouts in Ireland by drumming holes into electricity poles. Rising numbers of the non-native bird have meant ...
Health alert after parrot fever infects humans in Sweden
Health
Parrot fever is surging in Sweden, with 12 people infected this month alone, amid concerns that the outbreak could escalate. The flu-like ...
