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


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 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

What’s the latest news on bird flu?

How are scientists and farmers are working to adapt to bird flu? An expert helps make sense of the latest developments.

D'Lyn Ford-NC State • futurity
March 13, 2025 ~13 min

Can microRNA shed light on bird flu?

In a study focused on microRNA, researchers have discovered that different birds react differently to being infected with bird flu.

Steinar Brandslet - NTNU • futurity
Feb. 24, 2025 ~6 min

Polygamy isn’t a great mating strategy for birds

In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, researchers analyze how different bird mating practices shape evolution and survival.

Alexandra Becker - Rice U. • futurity
Jan. 17, 2025 ~6 min

Tiny ‘backpacks’ aid hummingbird conservation

"...this is opening the door to heretofore underexplored aspects of these small and elusive animals' daily choices."

U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 22, 2024 ~7 min


How bird flu could become a human problem

In this Q&A, experts explain what's going on with avian flu and what health officials are on the lookout for.

Alden Woods-U. Washington • futurity
July 2, 2024 ~7 min

Soaring birds use lungs to enhance their flying

An air-filled sac within the birds' lungs is believed to increase the force the birds use to power flight muscles while soaring.

Sarah Carey-Florida • futurity
June 14, 2024 ~8 min

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