
Your Balloons Are Bad for Seabirds
Balloons are 32 times more likely to kill seabirds than hard plastics are, according to new research out of Australia.
Balloons are 32 times more likely to kill seabirds than hard plastics are, according to new research out of Australia.
With their comical expressions and orange beaks full of fish, Atlantic puffins and their kin are some of the most recognizable birds on the planet. Read on for more puffin facts.
Some things you might not know about everyone's favorite tuxedoed, flightless bird.
An ingenious way to take aerial photos.
The story of how a swashbuckling duck became a sergeant with honors in the United States Marine Corps.
Was the outbreak a true epidemic, or an example of mass hysteria?
Let's talk turkey—specifically, turkey myths.
Having a long snood almost always means that a hen will want to mate with him and that another tom will back down from a fight.
His job was to protect the birds. But nobody was there to protect him.
These sexy boys are too pretty to need any other skills.
Remember this one next time you prep a frozen chicken.
The Hawaiian poo-uli has been wiped out.
The six rooks pecking at litter within the Puy du Fou theme park in Les Epesses, France, aren't unwelcome pests: They're part of the staff.
Yet another reason to never get on a crow's bad side.
Talk about a one-hit wonder.
Ravens, like primates, can discern the mental states of others.
Crows see death as a learning opportunity.
Wow!
They were beloved by both Charles Darwin and Nikola Tesla.
Scientists think a terrible event killed most of the dinosaurs off. But some remain—and they fly.
Farts really can be deadly.
There are a couple of reasons, all of them very smart.
Scientists just discovered 1.5 million penguins living on a chain of remote Antarctic islands, thanks to satellite images of their telltale poop.
Bird bodies are made to fly. They have light bones, strong legs, and specially shaped wings. Flying helps birds get away from animals that want to eat them.