Citizen Science Projects for the Birds
These five citizen science projects invite you to discover birds in your area. Help scientists collect data and protect bird habitats.
Read MoreThese five citizen science projects invite you to discover birds in your area. Help scientists collect data and protect bird habitats.
Read MoreMeet the great spotted woodpecker. Learn where and how to spot them, and what they sound like. Photos and audio included.
Read MoreInsect-friendly urban gardens show great promise to be havens for bees and other pollinators, securing their future and allowing them to thrive.
Read MoreFor millions of years, birds have been evolving to make the perfect eggshell. But how are eggshells so strong, and yet still breakable?
Read MoreDuring the pandemic, acclaimed wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn got to know the local pollinators in his garden. Find out what happened.
Read MoreThese goats that live in the Italian Alps appear to be shrinking in size, according to research from Durham University.
Read MoreThe red fox is the world’s most widely distributed land carnivore. Some surprising findings about the origins, journey and evolution of the red fox have come to light.
Read MoreWhat is SuperbOwl Sunday? A great time to get involved in citizen science with this roundup of great data collection projects!
Read MoreA hummingbird’s ability to hover in place can be easily disrupted by tricking the bird’s brain. Our brains can be tricked in a similar way. Watching a hummingbird hover and maneuver can be mesmerizing. Hovering in place, however, isn’t as easy as it might appear, according to new research from University of British Columbia (UBC). UBC has found that a hovering hummingbird needs a completely stationary visual field. Zoologists Benjamin Goller and Douglas Altshuler discovered this quirk in the tiny bird’s hovering skills by offering them sugar water from a…
Read MoreDo sharks have social personality traits? According to a study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Exeter, shark personalities are very real.
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