Birds(Page 5)

A flock. A gaggle. A murder. A look inside the curious world of our avian friends—from their brains, songs, courtship rituals, and ancient evolutionary history.

Latest in Birds

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Two sleeps are better than one

By Popular Science Team

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard
Environment

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard

By Jessica Boddy

Wind turbines do not cause cancer
Environment

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

By Kaitlin Sullivan

At the height of the Peruvian guano boom, people mined poop instead of gold
Environment

At the height of the Peruvian guano boom, people mined poop instead of gold

By Alice Outwater

Puffy unicorn stickers could save millions of migrating birds each year
Environment

Puffy unicorn stickers could save millions of migrating birds each year

By Jessica Boddy

Warblers live longer with a little child-rearing help from their friends
Science

Warblers live longer with a little child-rearing help from their friends

By Eleanor Cummins

guillemot colony
Environment

20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why

By Sara Chodosh

A macaroni penguin takes a little snooze on a rock.
Science

Penguins may have islands to thank for their diverse looks

By Jessica Boddy

Geese flock flying mechanics
Environment

How birds of a feather flock together

By Kat Eschner

a great tit perches on some foliage
Environment

Great tits are killing birds and eating their brains. Climate change may be to blame.

By Jessica Boddy

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest
Science

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

By Sara Chodosh

chickadee eating caterpillar
Environment

These plants bring all the birds to your yard

By Kat Eschner

Some hummingbirds hit notes so high, only a dog could hear them
Environment

Some hummingbirds hit notes so high, only a dog could hear them

By Jillian Mock

Drunk birds are wreaking havoc in Minnesota
Environment

Drunk birds are wreaking havoc in Minnesota

By Charlie Wood

Megapixels: A moth drinks tears from a bird’s eye
Environment

Megapixels: A moth drinks tears from a bird’s eye

By Jillian Mock

Sandhill cranes dancing at sunset
Environment

Our seasons are out of whack, which is really bad for migratory birds

By Neel V. Patel

We trained crows to pick up garbage, but can we teach ourselves?
Environment

We trained crows to pick up garbage, but can we teach ourselves?

By Anna Brooks

bald eagle
Environment

Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff
Science

Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff

By Neel V. Patel

How modern-day dinosaurs survived the apocalypse
Science

How modern-day dinosaurs survived the apocalypse

By Lexi Krupp

Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska
Environment

Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska

By Kat Eschner

This albatross couple adopted a baby of another species
Environment

This albatross couple adopted a baby of another species

By Kim Steutermann Rogers

kiwi bird
Environment

You’d have to give birth to a 30-pound baby to truly know how a kiwi bird feels

By Sara Chodosh

atlantic puffin
Environment

Puffins are donning sexy little sunglasses in the name of science

By Sara Chodosh

This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky
Science

This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky

By Rachel Feltman

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback
Environment

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback

By Eleanor Cummins

Meet the birds that work as wingmen for other males
Environment

Meet the birds that work as wingmen for other males

By Kate Baggaley

This year’s Super Bowl stadium is an avian death trap
Environment

This year’s Super Bowl stadium is an avian death trap

By Jessica Boddy

male superb bird of paradise
Environment

These bird feathers are so black your eyes can’t focus on them

By Dakota McCoy/The Conversation

Most male Emperor penguins fast for 115 days—but a few of them may sneak snacks
Environment

Most male Emperor penguins fast for 115 days—but a few of them may sneak snacks

By Mary Beth Griggs

Seagulls are eating all of our garbage
Environment

Seagulls are eating all of our garbage

By Kate Baggaley

This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about
Science

This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about

By Rachel Feltman

Reconstruction of the amphibious bird-like dinosaur Halszkaraptor
Science

This new, duck-like dinosaur is so wacky scientists thought it was fake

By Rachel Feltman

These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums
Environment

These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums

By Mary Beth Griggs

Meet the man fighting to save our country’s rarest chickens
Environment

Meet the man fighting to save our country’s rarest chickens

By Maryn McKenna

Ravens are so smart it’s actually kind of disconcerting, new study finds
Environment

Ravens are so smart it’s actually kind of disconcerting, new study finds

By Sara Chodosh

Cockatoos make their own lil drumsticks to play music
Environment

Cockatoos make their own lil drumsticks to play music

By Sara Kiley Watson

Birds’ ability to fly could determine the shape of their eggs
Environment

Birds’ ability to fly could determine the shape of their eggs

By Aparna Nathan

A bird’s song might be in her genes
Environment

A bird’s song might be in her genes

By Mary Beth Griggs

How the Galapagos cormorant forgot how to fly
Science

How the Galapagos cormorant forgot how to fly

By Mary Beth Griggs

New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguin is waddling towards extinction
Environment

New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguin is waddling towards extinction

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.
Environment

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.

By Sarah Fecht

The embattled campaign for Canada’s national bird
Environment

The embattled campaign for Canada’s national bird

By Kate Baggaley

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil
Science

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil

By Mary Beth Griggs

Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins
Environment

Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science
Environment

Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science

By Cici Zhang

These adorable birds are sexual nomads—and that helps protect their species
Environment

These adorable birds are sexual nomads—and that helps protect their species

By Sara Chodosh

Birds with bigger beaks get colder noses
Environment

Birds with bigger beaks get colder noses

By Sarah Fecht

This bird is wearing teeny tiny goggles for science
Environment

This bird is wearing teeny tiny goggles for science

By Mary Beth Griggs

Pigeons Can Read A Little Bit, New Research Shows
Environment

Pigeons Can Read A Little Bit, New Research Shows

By Samantha Cole

a hawaiian crow forages with a stick
Environment

Hawaiian Crows Discovered To Be Handy With Tools

By Peter Hess

Cardinals Slow West Nile Virus’s Spread In Atlanta
Environment

Cardinals Slow West Nile Virus’s Spread In Atlanta

By Kate Baggaley

Dinosaur Roar
Science

Dinosaurs May Have Cooed, Not Roared

By Mary Beth Griggs

In Flight
Environment

How Frigatebirds Stay In The Air For Months At A Time

By Mary Beth Griggs

Dodos Were Actually Not That Dumb
Environment

Dodos Were Actually Not That Dumb

By Grennan Milliken

Dinosaur Dance
Science

Dinosaur Courtship Rituals Were Surprisingly Similar To Those Of Modern Birds

By Mary Beth Griggs

Just One Penguin Could Break Up A Huddle
Environment

Just One Penguin Could Break Up A Huddle

By Lindsey Kratochwill

*Zhenyuanlong suni*
Science

This Is How Jurassic World’s Velociraptors Should Have Looked

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists Have Created Chickens With Dinosaur Snouts
Science

Scientists Have Created Chickens With Dinosaur Snouts

By Mary Beth Griggs

A Birder’s Guide To The Future [Infographic]
Environment

A Birder’s Guide To The Future [Infographic]

By Breanna Draxler

Robin's Egg
Environment

Laid Pretty: Five Bird Eggs That Are Beautiful Even Without Dye

By Mary Beth Griggs

Solar Power Towers Are ‘Vaporizing’ Birds
Environment

Solar Power Towers Are ‘Vaporizing’ Birds

By Sarah Fecht

Can Birds Be Trained To Bring Down Drones?
Technology

Can Birds Be Trained To Bring Down Drones?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Antarctic Scientists Infiltrate Penguin Huddles With Adorable Remote-Controlled Car
Environment

Antarctic Scientists Infiltrate Penguin Huddles With Adorable Remote-Controlled Car

By Francie Diep