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Newly Discovered Fossil Named For David Attenborough Pushes Back Era of Toothless Birds by 50 Million Years

No birds alive today have teeth. But that wasn’t always the case—many early fossil birds had beaks full of sharp, tiny teeth. Now though, in...

Migrating Birds Learn from Experience to Shorten Their Epic Journeys as They Get Older

Wine is typically the first example in an analogy about something that gets better with age, but scientists suggest that birds are just as...

Endangered Seabirds Flourishing on Island for First Time in Decades as Invasive Rabbits Removed

For the first time in over four decades, Peruvian diving petrels have four active natural nests on Chañaral Island after a dedicated conservation group...

Australian Lyrebirds Give Singing Lessons to Juveniles–Mimicking 10 Different Species–LISTEN

ABC News Australia recently embedded with a team of ornithologists studying the jaw-dropping vocal ability of lyrebirds in their natural habitat. Deep in the primordial...

To Halt Ibis Extinction Austrian Man Shows Birds a New Migration Route With His UltraLight–And it’s Working

An Austrian ornithologist has pioneered an incredible way of wildlife rehabilitation by fostering chicks of an endangered species before re-instituting their migratory practice by...

Tiny Bone Flutes Discovered May Have Been Used for Calling Birds 12,000 Years Ago

Researchers have discovered 12,000-year-old miniature flutes that may have been used for mimicking raptor calls. The precise motive of the mimicry is unknown. It could...

Lovebirds Tie the Knot in Their 80s After Meeting on a Dating Website–Bride ‘Highly Recommends’ it

A pair of geriatric lovebirds tied the knot in their 80s after they fell for each other on an internet dating site. The besotted 85-year-old...

This 120-Million Year Old Bird/Dinosaur Hybrid Is Teaching Us How Birds Came to Be

A bizarre cross between a bird and a dinosaur had blue, brown and grey feathers, a long tail, and small teeth. What's more, their brain...

‘RobotFalcon’ Can Disperse Flocks of Pesky Birds to Make Airplane Flights Safer

Remember the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’, when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger’s jet flew into a flock of geese and lost both engines, shortly after take-off...

Birds Have Self Control Just Like Humans–And Some Have a Lot of It

Birds have self control—just like humans, according to new research that found Eurasian jays can resist a tempting snack when they know waiting will...

Being Around Birds Boosts Our Mental Well-Being Even 8 Hours After Hearing Them

  Being around birds make people feel 'chirpy' boosting mental well-being, according to a new study. Seeing or hearing birds provides a lift to mental health—with...

Watch the Mesmerizing Video of Thousands of Birds Swerving in Murmurations Over the Sea

A photographer has captured the mesmerizing sight of thousands of birds flying in Britain. Photographer and guide Paul Goldstein says he has visited Snettisham Nature...

Couple Now Gets Daily Visits From Wild Lorikeet Birds That Broke in a Year Ago

Georgina Brough and Christian Allen get daily visits from a group of wild lorikeets—birds that broke in a year ago and now want to...

How To Help Hummingbirds During the Winter Months – Myths and Tips

It turns out that hummingbirds, as portentous they seem to be in spring and summer, will sometimes stick around in winter, when many proud...

Wind Turbines Are Using Cameras and AI to See Birds –And Shut Down When They Approach

Wind power is a powerful tool for reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change. The turbines, however, can be a threat to birds and...

Duetting Songbirds ‘Mute’ the Musical Mind of Their Partner to Stay in Sync, Researchers Find

Art Garfunkel once described his legendary musical chemistry with Paul Simon, "We meet somewhere in the air through the vocal cords... ." But a...

Don’t Worry, Birds Won’t Become Dependent on You Feeding Them, Says Study

Oregon State University researchers have some good news for the well-meaning masses who place bird feeders in their yards: The small songbirds who visit...

New Zealand Penguin Hospital Saves Endangered Birds That Would Be ‘Functionally Extinct’ Without Help

Despite the amount of cuts, poo, and “flipper bashing,” New Zealand veterinarians are enduring it all to keep an endemic penguin species alive on...

The Hero Who Jumped Into the Bay to Save a Toddler is Honored to Accept Ride With The Thunderbirds (Watch)

The hero who jumped into a Maryland bay last month to save a toddler was honored by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds acrobatic jet...

Floating ‘WALL-E’ Scarecrow Stops Seabirds from Diving into Fishing Nets

To prevent seabirds from being caught in fishing nets, conservationists have developed an unusual aquatic scarecrow which the GNN staff summarily agreed looked just...