The human circus is in town, and the locals are excited. Word spreads through the colony that the new Douglas Mawson ...

Tristan da Cunha is the world's most isolated inhabited island, 1500 miles from the nearest land. There is no airport at this location, and a harbour that can be routinely battered by waves. Its 242 ...

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In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding program. By Emily Anthes Regent honeyeaters were once abundant in the ...

It’s a pleasant spring morning, you’re lazing in bed, and then—clackety thunk-thunk clack! A bird is thrashing away at your window and raising quite a racket. It’s annoying and it’s interrupting your ...

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North American bird populations are shrinking and, in many places, the rate of their decline is accelerating, likely due to warming temperatures and intensive agriculture, a new study in the journal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The H5N1 bird flu outbreak has spread to other marine mammals, including a sea otter and sea lion. Wildlife ...