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Giant raptor footprints found in China
Massive dinosaur fossil footprints have been found in southern China. They were left behind by a...
An emerging new picture of animal consciousness
The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness , signed by 88 researchers, asks us to consider...
Clever bird vigorously "stirs" customers coffee with spoon
This clever bird doesn't play around when it comes to stirring coffee—or at least try to....
Conservation science observers welcome EPA, but concerned about delays to law reform
It’s been a big week for Australia when it comes to environmental protection, but while observers...
Birds sing in their sleep – and now we can decipher their dreams
Researchers have tracked muscle contractions in a bird's vocal tract, and reconstructed the song it was...
Tanya Plibersek rejects Toondah Harbour project over impact on globally significant wetlands
Walker Corporation had proposed 3,000 apartments, marina and shops for the site, which is a critical...
Triassic dinosaurs and other animals grew up fast
To make it in a tough world, the first dinosaurs had to grow up fast according...
Scientists construct new tree of life for modern birds
The largest and most complete study of modern bird genomes to date has resulted in the...
Earliest evidence of loss of seasonal egg laying in chickens
While some of us are still asking “why did the chicken cross the road?” an international...
Opinion | When I Became a Birder, Almost Everything Else Fell Into Place
To find the birds, you have to know them.
What is Australia's most commonly spotted bird?
Lorikeet, miner or magpie — what is Australia's most commonly spotted bird? Last October, 60,000 people...
Hurroo: the amazing bird drummers of the tropical rainforests are under threat
Do women prefer drummers? Among a population of rare bird drummers in relict rainforest in Far...
New research shows magpies aren’t smart by nature, but nurture
It’s well known that Australian magpies aren’t your average bird brain. They’re actually quite intelligent. But...
Emperor penguins are seemingly in decline but it might not be all doom yet
A multinational research exercise has confirmed emperor penguins are in decline in Antarctica. But the reasons...
Birdwatch: rare black-faced spoonbill turns up in Hong Kong wetland
Soon it will head back north to the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea where...
The Last Word On Nothing | Science Poem: The Birds of Hyde Park
Long before I knew that science writing could be a job, I wrote science poems. A...
More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus
Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area...
Striking "lost" bird species found and featured in first-known photo
No-one has seen the Yellow-crested Helmetshrike for about 20 years. That changed when researchers embarked on...
The asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs didn't impact bird evolution: new study
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Hope for the night parrot: bird’s full genome has been sequenced
The mysterious night parrot has long perplexed ecologists and birders – from its presumed extinction in...
Cranes, UK’s tallest bird, bred in higher numbers last summer than for centuries
At least 80 pairs recorded in 2023 after species began breeding again in 1979, having disappeared...
“Chicken from hell” dinosaur discovered by researcher who bought fossil online
A PhD student bought dinosaur fossils online for a class project and ended up discovering and...
How understanding silent owl flight could lead to noiseless wind turbines
If you’ve ever been startled by an owl which suddenly appears close to you as if...
