Utah’s most mysterious bird is best researched around Valentine’s Day. Here’s why.
Utah biologists have been studying the state’s most elusive bird to learn more about its behavior and how to protect it in harsh mountain environments.
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Quail-sized feathered dinosaur may be the earliest known bird
Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...
Jurassic fossil from China rewrites history of bird evolution
Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about 150 million years ago ...
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Help researchers find evening grosbeaks in northern Michigan
The evening grosbeak, a large black-and-yellow finch found across the United States, has experienced steep population ...
Most animals have their own version of tree rings – here’s how we biologists use them to help species thrive
Similarly, most living things produce records of their own existence in layered body tissues – often in the form of daily or ...
New Scientist6d
Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
Berkshire Eagle7d
From snow-covered fields to ice-laden trees, February moves in phases
February’s cold grip brings harsh conditions for wildlife, but signs of spring emerge as days grow longer and nature slowly ...
Chicago Sun-Times20d
3,000 hens at Matteson farm die in bird flu outbreak
A family-run farm in south suburban Matteson was left grappling after a bird flu outbreak wiped out ... but when they’re out in the natural world, it’s kind of the environmental tax that ...
WebMD20d
Types of Flu
but it is more common for people to fall sick from this type of flu. Wild birds commonly act as the hosts for this flu virus. Type A flu virus constantly changes and is generally responsible for ...
The Courier-Journal21d
Bird flu has been reported worldwide. Is it a threat to humans? What the CDC recommends.
A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel21d
Bird flu has been spreading worldwide. What's the threat? Here's what the CDC recommends.
A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...