When it comes to poisonous animals, birds probably aren't the first to come to mind. But there are actually a number of ...

What if you could detect allergens even better, so that before you even put something in your mouth, you knew whether it was dangerous? And what if frogs could help you do it?

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin ... and this practice helps deter predators from eating the eggs. "What do snakes eat? They eat a lot of mice and small mammals," said Vanya Rohwer ...

What happens when the biodiversity witnessed by one generation fades into memory the next? These questions are crossroads at ...

By Dani Blum Bird flu is striking chickens across the ... to figure out whether humans can contract avian influenza by eating or drinking products contaminated with the virus.

Jan. 21, 2025 — It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and ...

One of the simplest ways to slow down is to stop, smell the roses and listen to the birds. However, it seems people are starting to do more than just listen to them. The hobby of bird watching ...

These homobatrachotoxins can also be found in the poison-dart frog, which secretes the deadly toxins in high amounts. When the hooded pitohui eats the Melyrid beetles, the homobatrachotoxins are ...

You may be wondering if eggs and other poultry products are still safe to eat. Here’s what we know so far about what’s safe to have on your table amid the bird flu outbreak. There is currently ...