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Published Flightless bird species at risk of extinction - Flightless Bird Species at Risk of Extinction


Bird species that have lost the ability to fly through evolution have become extinct more often than...
Published New Zealand's flightless birds are retreating to moa refuges



Researchers have found New Zealand's endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations ...
Published Meet the new insect killing Utah's fir trees



The balsam woolly adelgid, a tiny nonnative flightless insect, is spreading across the American West ...
Published Death is only the beginning: Birds disperse eaten insects' eggs



Relationship patterns among flightless stick insects suggest that birds disperse the eggs after eati ...
Published First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds, ancient proteins confirm - First Australians Ate Giant Eggs of Huge Flightless Birds, Ancient Proteins Confirm


Scientists settle debate surrounding species that laid eggs exploited by early Australian people aro...
Published Bringing back an ancient bird



Using ancient DNA extracted from the toe bone of a museum specimen, biologists have sequenced the ge...
Published Late Pleistocene humans may have hatched and raised cassowary chicks - Late Pleistocene Humans May Have Hatched and Raised Cassowary Chicks


As early as 18,000 years ago, humans in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity a...
Published Unusual sex chromosomes of platypus, emu and pekin duck - Unusual Sex Chromosomes of Platypus, Emu, and Pekin Duck


Three studies uncovered the unusual sex chromosomes of platypus, emu and Pekin duck. Platypus have f...
Published Parasitic mites' biting rate may drive transmission of Deformed wing virus in honey bees - Parasitic Mites' Biting Rate May Drive Transmission of Deformed Wing Virus in Honey Bees


Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic mite that can cause European honey bee colonies to collapse by...
Published Invading insect could transform Antarctic soils - Invading Insect Could Transform Antarctic Soils



A tiny flightless midge which has colonized Antarctica's Signy Island is driving fundamental changes ...
Published Giant fossil's 'bird-brain' - Giant Fossil's 'Bird-Brain': A Fascinating Discovery


The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up to 600kg and had a whopping head about half a ...
Published Where have all the birds gone? - Where Have All the Birds Gone?


A new study has revealed that over the last 20,000 to 50,000 years, birds have undergone a major ext...
Published Planet's rarest birds at higher risk of extinction - Planet's Rarest Birds at Higher Risk of Extinction


A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest...