flying musiciansBirdsong Can Reduce Anxiety, Paranoia, New Study Suggests Researchers recommend it as a mental health intervention, showing how rapid urbanization that risks bird populations impacts human health too. By Amlan Sarkar
Relationship TroubleDivorce Rates in Albatrosses May Be Rising Due to Climate Change: Study Long-distance relationships and increased stress hormones due to harsher environments are linked to more break-ups. By Saumya Kalia
Bigger But Not BetterBirds, Other Animals Are ‘Shapeshifting’ to Adapt to Global Warming Animals are evolving to survive — but researchers are not sure "all species are capable of changing and surviving.” By Saumya Kalia
Eye SpyThe Size of A Bird’s Eye Can Be Pivotal To Conservation Efforts, Experts Say Eye size can help predict where birds mate, lay eggs, and what they eat — valuable information for future conservation efforts. By Saumya Kalia
Hide And SeekHow a Tiny Indian Owlet Was Discovered, Vanished for 100 Years, And Was Discovered Again The Forest Owlet is now on the brink of extinction due to cattle grazing, illegal tree felling, and fuelwood extraction. By Richa Malhotra
Battle Against ExtinctionTo Save the Great Indian Bustard, Remove Overhead Power Cables, SC Says The court responded to a petition stating the endangered bird gets electrocuted and killed after colliding with electricity transmission lines. By Devrupa Rakshit
No Songs For LoversBirds Learn Mating Calls From Older Birds. But What Happens When Older Birds Have Died Out? The survival of an endangered songbird species is further threatened because so few of its adults remain to teach love songs. By Aditi Murti
Aflockalypse NowMass Bird Deaths Are Increasing in Frequency and Magnitude. Why? Causes range from disease to toxicity to climate change -- but all boil down to human activity. By Liesl Goecker
Drastic Measures3 Indian States Confirm Bird Flu, Plan to Cull Thousands of Local Birds The bird culling is intended to prevent transmission of the avian flu virus to humans. By Rajvi Desai
birdsA Zoologist’s Century‑Old Expedition Notes Reveal Penguins’ Depraved Sexual Behavior The notes, about the Adélie penguin supercolony in Antarctica, reveal bizarre sexual behavior that includes necrophilia. By Aditi Murti
Feathered NightmareThe Apocalypse Just Started With 17,000 Birds Dropping Dead at Sambhar Lake Whether these birds are actually dead in Rajasthan, or just pretending in order to lure us into a false sense of security, the world is doomed. By Liesl Goecker
