Biologists previously believed modern birds had evolved 20 million years later than the new evidence suggests.
The fact that this mutation has not been observed in wild birds or poultry but has emerged in cows suggests that once the virus enters a mammalian host, it may undergo further adaptations that make it ...
Their feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.” By Margaret Roach Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass., ...
Winter poses several challenges for birds. Scarce food supplies and limited water are just a few obvious challenges for nearly all of them. Extremely cold temperatures, strong winds, driving snow ...
The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...
Learn more. University of Southern Maine’s Department of Theatre invites audiences into the dark, unsettling world of Conor McPherson’s “The Birds” from Feb. 21 through March 2 at Russell ...