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How we cracked the mystery of Australia’s prehistoric giant eggs
The giant bird Genyornis went extinct in Australia around 50,000 years ago. Gifford Miller, Author provided Matthew James…
New fossil foot analysis reveals the surprising and varied lifestyles of dinosaur bird ancestors
Feet of an Andean condor. Vladimir Wrangel/Shutterstock Phil Bell, University of New England Have you ever eaten chicken…
We discovered a new species of owl – but we already think it’s in danger
‘Otus bikegila’, the new species of owl discovered in Central Africa. Martim Melo, Author provided Bárbara Freitas, Museo…
Where Did All These Big, Flightless Birds Come From?
Ostriches, emus, cassowaries, and many more—there seems to be no shortage of flightless birds, even those of similar…
Listen to the Albert’s lyrebird: the best performer you’ve never heard of
Alberts lyrebird in its natural habitat. Justin Welbergen, CC BY-NC Fiona Backhouse, Western Sydney University; Anastasia Dalziell, University…
Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life
Colorized version of a 1935 photo of a male ivory-billed woodpecker, now believed to be extinct. Photographed by…
New Study Exploring Birds’ “Magnetic Sense” Sparks Debate
Science, being a field that runs on the lifeblood of its researchers and fact-finders, doesn’t always hit its…