Top 10 Friendly Pet Birds to Keep at Home
Small in size and easy to maintain, budgies are extraordinarily friendly and affectionate. They also love to sing. A very intellignent species, cockatiels can mimic common household noises. A great ...
Hard bites and slow songs: How beak size affects the singing and evolution of songbirds
Researchers have discovered that massive beaks and strong bites hinder the velocity of beak movement in songbirds. The ...
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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird
Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...
Fashion icon Iris Apfel’s collection is on auction. Here are some standouts.
The Christie’s auction includes vintage couture, furniture and the signature extravagant eyewear donned by Apfel, who died ...
What can save the desert's most tenacious birds? Tiny underground apartments.
In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting ...
After the fire, a crisis for Altadena’s small-business owners: ‘Who is going to want to come here?’
Some small businesses burned down in the Eaton fire. Others are 'silent casualties': Intact but out of commission as the ...