Birds migrate along ancient routes – here are the latest high-tech tools scientists are using to study their amazing journeys

Satellite telemetry, tiny geolocation tags and passive acoustic recording are providing new insights into bird migration and vital data for conservation.

Tom Langen, Professor of Biology, Clarkson University • conversation
Sept. 2, 2022 ~10 min

Why you should have more sympathy for seagulls – and how to stop them stealing your chips

Gulls have a reputation for being the bad boys of the seaside.

Madeleine Goumas, Postdoctoral research associate, University of Exeter • conversation
Aug. 19, 2022 ~6 min


As people locked down, birds lived large in the city

Observations by community scientists reveal how the absence of human activity in cities made room for birds.

Michelle Ma-U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 11, 2022 ~5 min

What Is a Garden without Birds?

VOA Learning English • voa
Aug. 8, 2022 ~4 min

In defence of pigeons

Pigeons simply don’t deserve the bad press they get.

Steve Portugal, Reader in Animal Biology and Physiology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Aug. 8, 2022 ~6 min

Why some kinds of birds are more intelligent

More intelligent species of birds may spend longer in the nest and have more neurons in a specific area of the brain, research finds.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Aug. 2, 2022 ~4 min

Five ways to help wildlife in heatwaves

If you’re hot, so are your four-legged neighbours.

Sarah Papworth, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
July 18, 2022 ~6 min

Is the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Extinct or Just Hiding?

VOA Learning English • voa
July 17, 2022 ~4 min


How the birds and the bees help coffee plants

Many people can’t get by without the buzz from their daily coffee habit.

Thomas Ings, Associate professor, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
July 5, 2022 ~6 min

When it comes to color, hummingbirds rule the roost

"We knew that hummingbirds were colorful, but we never imagined that they would rival all the rest of the birds combined," says ornithologist Richard Prum.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
July 5, 2022 ~4 min

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