Flamingoes use mini tornado traps to catch their next meal

"They create swirling vortices with their beaks and stomp out whirlpools with their feet to trap prey, all while feeding upside down..."

Georgia Tech • futurity
June 16, 2025 ~4 min

Few bird species can escape climate change

"[Birds] can’t move fast enough or far enough to keep up with how quickly climate change is occurring."

Yale • futurity
May 29, 2025 ~6 min


Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls

Mountain chickadees follow systematic grammarlike rules to share important information, stringing together syllables like words in a sentence.

Sofia Marie Haley, Ph.D. Student in Cognitive Ecology, University of Nevada, Reno • conversation
May 27, 2025 ~12 min

What’s it like being a raven or a crow?

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a bird?

Heather Browning, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Southampton • conversation
May 23, 2025 ~7 min

Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds – an ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions

Cats aren’t the only bird hazard around your home. More than 1 billion birds die each year from hitting windows, often during migration.

Jason Hoeksema, Professor of Ecology, University of Mississippi • conversation
May 21, 2025 ~8 min

For long-tailed tits, it really does take a village

The evolutionary reason so many birds help raise other parents’ chicks.

Ben Hatchwell, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, University of Sheffield • conversation
May 20, 2025 ~7 min

How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat

The public has until May 19 to weigh in on a Trump administration plan that would leave many endangered species at much greater risk.

Karrigan Börk, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis • conversation
May 13, 2025 ~9 min

Aggressive birds reveal how evolution repeats itself

Scientists have long wondered whether evolution would follow the same path if it had a "do-over." New research suggests that it does.

Ingrid Rubie-UQ • futurity
May 13, 2025 ~5 min


Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans − but there are ways to slow down viral evolution

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that a pandemic may be on the horizon.

Ron Barrett, Professor of Anthropology, Macalester College • conversation
March 31, 2025 ~9 min

Bird brain discovery could lead to earlier Alzheimer’s diagnoses

Vocal changes in birds may predict age-related disorders like Alzheimer's disease in people, according to a new study.

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
March 25, 2025 ~5 min

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