Bird brained no more.
Questions About Crows? We’ve Got You Covered
Corvid researcher Kaeli Swift answers your questions about funeral practices, grudges, and other feats of intellect.
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A Bird’s-Eye View Of Color
Birds don’t see the world quite the way we do. How does that shape the colors—both spectacular and drab—of our feathered friends?
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Read ‘The Genius Of Birds’ With The SciFri Book Club!
Join the flock as we celebrate bird brilliance of all kinds.
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Practice Makes Perfect: How Birds Learn To Sing
What do a song bird and a toddler have in common? The way they learn to vocalize.
Join The Science Friday Bird Club On iNaturalist
Get outside and observe some birds! Join the Science Friday Bird Club on iNaturalist, and support research around the world with your observations.
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Into The Woods—For Birds!
Wherever you go this vacation season, there are bound to be birds. How beginner birders can find, identify, and appreciate them.
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A Look At Unconventional Bird Calls
Some bird calls come from an unexpected source—it’s not just males that perform calls, and some hummingbirds use their tail feathers to create chirps.
Mapping The Intelligent Mind Of Birds
In this excerpt of ‘The Genius of Birds,’ Jennifer Ackerman charts out how the connectivity maps of bird brains are not too different from our own.
Birds Of A Feather, Photograph Together
The 2017 Audubon Photography Awards are in, and the winners are a real hoot.
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Crows, A Bird That’s Not Bird-Brained
An ode to the brainy antics of the corvid family, from funerals to tool use to human facial recognition.
Every Spring, This Bird Struts its Stuff
Across Utah, the Greater sage-grouse performs a striking dance routine each morning at dawn.
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Do Plants And Birds Deserve Online Privacy?
Citizen science apps let people get out and explore nature. But they can also draw unwanted attention to threatened species.
A New Beak Evolution Lab!
This evolution simulation goes further by modeling reproductive success while giving young engineers an opportunity to flex their skills.
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Book Club: ‘The Fifth Season’
Living on a broken earth in a broken society isn’t easy. Delve into the first installment of N.K. Jemisin’s award-winning “Broken Earth” trilogy.
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