Hummingbirds get a bit of alcohol with their food

"Maybe, with feeders, we're not only farming hummingbirds, we're providing a seat at the bar every time they come in."

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
June 26, 2023 ~9 min

Lead contamination could mean fewer mockingbird babies

New research shows that high lead levels in soil correlated with less effective nesting for mockingbirds in New Orleans.

Molly McCrory-Tulane • futurity
June 14, 2023 ~5 min


Microplastics mess with seabirds’ guts

Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of wild seabirds. Humans should be wary, too, researchers say.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
May 18, 2023 ~4 min

To save the black tern, go beyond breeding territory

"We need a collaborative approach to saving this species and that means connecting with partners abroad and at home."

Michigan State • futurity
May 15, 2023 ~9 min

Bird bodies are shrinking as the world warms

Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied species are changing the fastest.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 10, 2023 ~9 min

Is bird flu behind New England seal deaths?

A new study links a wave of bird flu to the deaths of more than 330 New England harbor and gray seals along the North Atlantic coast in 2022.

Angela Nelson-Tufts • futurity
March 16, 2023 ~9 min

Potential pain remedy gets inspo from chickens

Researchers have discovered a possible new way to treat pain without the use of opioids. Their inspiration? Chickens.

Nina Bai-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 8, 2023 ~8 min

Bird genomes hint at survival during climate change

New research on bird trait diversity also identifies the trait-sets most associated with sensitivity to warming climate conditions.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Feb. 7, 2023 ~5 min


Bird genomes hint at survival during climate change

New research on bird trait diversity also identifies the trait-sets most associated with sensitivity to warming climate conditions.

Liz Goodfellow-Futurity • futurity
Feb. 7, 2023 ~5 min

Australian black swans at high risk of avian flu

The immune system of black swans leaves them particularly vulnerable to avian flu. When exposed, the virus could kill them within three days.

U. Queensland • futurity
Jan. 26, 2023 ~3 min

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