These birds keep teaching themselves new tricks
You might not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but apparently Australia’s sulphur-crested cockatoos are never too old to teach themselves. New …
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Dead birds are dropping out of the sky by the thousands – but why?
Hundreds of thousands or perhaps millions of migratory birds have been found dead in the southwestern US, and the cause of death is unknown. The …
Birds may not have to fear wind turbines for much longer
Scientists have determined that by painting one blade of a wind turbine black it can dramatically reduce the number of bird deaths from turbine impacts. …
Insecticides are killing bees, birds, and who knows what else
Pesticides used to kill off troublesome bugs have been killing off honey bees, and now birds are dying off, too. The insecticide works its way …
Scientists built a robot pigeon that flaps just like the real thing, and it’s mesmerizing
Most of us see birds every day. Go look outside your nearest window and chances are you’re not going to have to wait long before …
Seabirds are using tools now
One of the things that have differentiated humans and primates from other groups in the animal kingdom is the use of tools. There are other …
South Korea scrambles fighter jets to engage UFO… which turns out to be a bunch of birds
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several decades you know that tensions have been high on the Korean peninsula. The standoff …
Birds inherited colorful eggs from dinosaurs, scientists say
If you come across a bird nest there’s usually a pretty good way of telling what kind of feathered friend was responsible for it, even …
A bunch of birds in Minnesota won’t stop getting drunk, and it’s becoming a problem
Most of us know what it’s like to have one too many adult beverages. We tend to mess things up, fall down, and cause problems …
Paleontologists discovered the world’s largest ancient bird, so they named it ‘big bird’
There are only a handful of very large bird species around today, but as intimidating as an ostrich might be when it’s staring down at …
Researchers built AI-powered gliders that learn how to fly just like birds
It took mankind untold eons to learn how to fly, but now artificial intelligence is doing something similar and in a fraction of the time. …
Researchers claim dinosaurs still exist today, we just call them birds
The premise of Jurassic Park was that scientists found a way to use dinosaur DNA to bring long-extinct species back from the dead. The reality …
This park has a flock of trained birds that clean up after lazy humans
For the most part, humans are lazy slobs. We leave our trash just about everywhere — including the farthest reaches of the ocean and even …
China is using robotic bird drones with cameras to monitor its citizens
When you gaze into the sky, what do you see? If you happen to live in China, the answer might be surveillance drones disguised as …
These were the only birds that survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid
When the asteroid that struck the Earth in Chicxulub, Mexico, slammed into the surface some 66 million years ago it made life incredibly difficult for …
Incredibly rare fossil of a baby bird sheds new light on evolution of prehistoric fliers
Despite what you might assume, given the huge number of fossils uncovered in recent years, finding remains of prehistoric creatures is actually pretty hard. Add …
Yellow cardinal spotted in Alabama baffles researchers who say it’s ‘one in a million’
It’s not often than a single wild bird can cause a stir within the birdwatching community but that’s just what one very special cardinal has …
Bird gets lost at sea, accidentally spawns an entire new species on a remote island
If you get lost at sea and find yourself on an island you’d probably try to build a fire, pile some sticks and stones into …
Scientists suddenly realize the bird they’ve been searching for never existed
Well, this is awkward: For almost the past four decades, an incredibly rare species of songbird has eluded birdwatchers and scientists, and surveys to learn …
Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 now available for $2.99
Microsoft originally said that Rovio’s hit game Angry Birds would make its debut in May, but that date was later pushed until June 29th. That …
Angry Birds for Android gets ‘Mine and Dine’ update with 45 new levels
Angry Birds for Android has been updated with a new Mine and Dine episode. Players can now fling birds at pigs across 45 challenging new …
The iPhone is for the birds
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users have a sick obsession. No, not their tendency to adore their iOS devices a bit more than might be …
Angry Birds Rio for Android now available [video]
Angry Birds Rio, the latest free game in the Angry Birds franchise from Rovio, is now available from the Android Market. The game features two …
Angry Birds for Android downloaded over 30 million times
Speaking at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, Rovio Mobile’s Peter Vesterbacka let it be known that his company’s wildly successful mobile …
Angry Birds fly, sans beta tag, next week on Android
This just in: a gang of birds, said to be unarmed but extremely angry, are planning to take to the virtual, Android skies next week. …
