Scientists once thought that planning required a primate brain. Experiments with birds are now proving that assumption wrong.

After reviewing recent genetic, morphological, and biogeographic studies on giraffes, scientists have now split the single ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from predators that might be lurking in the forest below. But certain species of ...

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Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

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New cutting-edge research, led by Academy Professor Otso Ovaskainen of the University of Jyväskylä and David Dunson at Duke ...

Brits are being warned to "stop using bird tables" in their gardens this winter as it could put birds at risk of catching and spreading diseases. This has become especially important as snow has ...

Garden and bird enthusiasts are being urged to reconsider the use of a certain type of bird table in their gardens due to concerns they could facilitate the spread of lethal diseases. Last year, the ...

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has issued an appeal to UK households with bird tables in their gardens. The nation's biggest nature conservation charity is calling on people to ...