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Philosophers have been debating whether we need conditioning to link information from different senses for centuries.
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Twitching can help promote feelings of positivity, improve mood and foster an affinity with nature
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These birds are a harbinger of summer – but their arrival, and the seasons, are no longer predictable.
Victoria Florence Sperring
The sad case of the Norfolk Island morepork shows we need a way to control or eradicate invasive rodents without killing native species.
A hadeda ibis carries a worm it has just caught from an irrigated lawn.
Carla du Toit
Africa’s hadeda ibises can sense vibrations using a special sensory organ in their beaks. But they need moist soil for it to work.
Wild turkeys in a yard on Staten Island, N.Y.
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Wild turkeys were overhunted across the US through the early 1900s, but made a strong comeback. Now, though, numbers are declining again. Two ecologists parse the evidence and offer an explanation.
Tundra swans migrating from southern China to the high Arctic.
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As climate change threatens their food supply, migratory birds may find help in an unlikely place.
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Great tits being studied at a woodland near Oxford are adjusting the timings of their breeding season as the climate changes.
Swift bricks like this help create more suitable nesting sites.
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Swifts migrate long distances yet face many threats along their journey. Lack of nest sites is a big problem but installing swift boxes and bricks won’t be the only solution.
Bruce Pascoe.
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In Black Duck, Bruce Pascoe traces a calendar year on Yumburra, the farm his bestseller Dark Emu helped to purchase.
Wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland shows signs of ‘pitting,’ where areas of cordgrass have converted to open water.
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A coastal scientist explains why marshes, mangroves and other wetlands can’t keep up with the effects of climate change, and how human infrastructure is making it harder for them to survive.
Birds use light as a cue, so what happens when it gets dark during the day?
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Since an eclipse only lasts a few minutes, you need more than just a handful of scientists running around collecting data on bird activity. That’s where a new app comes in.
Tanner Adell is one of the four Black, female country singers featured on ‘Blackbiird.’
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To truly appreciate the track, it’s important to go beyond the long shadow of the Beatles’ version.
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The extinction of the dinosaurs sparked an explosion of bird species, according to the largest-ever study of bird genetics.
Tributes left at a memorial for Flaco the owl in Central Park in New York.
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Owls, once seen as harbingers of death, are now celebrated in popular literature and culture in North America and Britain.
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We scanned the tree canopy with lasers and found birds much prefer the branches of big old trees.
Elizabeth Speechley
Magpies are expert problem-solvers – but just how good they are seems to depend on the size of the social group they grow up in.
Sea lions killed by bird flu in Chile, April 2023.
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Bird flu is decimating species already threatened by climate change and habitat loss.
Archaeopteryx and Hesperornis should be on the lists of any dino bird watcher.
If you love learning about dinosaurs don’t let crowdpleasers like the T Rex distract you from the fascinating birdlife that once roamed the Earth.
Snow geese are seen during their migratory movements at the Reservoir Beaudet, in Victoriaville, Que., Nov. 1, 2023.
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The experiences of bird safety NGOs show that when trying to achieve environmental goals, being on good terms with stakeholders is important, but direct action can also yield results.