Flexible birdwatching framework lets citizen scientists collect data anytime, anywhere

Citizen science has allowed regular citizens to participate in data collection as well as expanded biodiversity monitoring.
eLife

A tale of two birds: cognitive simplicity drives collective route improvements in homing pigeons

This study addresses an important question and shows how social navigation in homing pigeons can be explained by simple averaging, without requiring any complex cognitive abilities. The evidence, ...
National Audubon Society

Get to Know the Brothers Behind the Buzziest Birding Film in Years

The feature-length film, available for free on YouTube, follows director Owen Reiser and his brother Quentin on their 2024 ...

The ancestors of ostriches and emus were long-distance fliers. Here's how we worked this out

Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of ...

Digging into the life of buy-to-let millionaire Fergus Wilson from Maidstone

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has looked back over his “good, colourful” life after being diagnosed with prostate ...

Inside the Joyfully Geeky World of Plane Spotting

It’s 9 a.m. on Monday morning and I’m overlooking the runways at JFK Airport ’s Terminal 5 with a small group of plane ...