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Pigeons Use Iron‑Rich Liver Cells as Magnetic Sensors, Study Reports

Researchers say magnetic nanoparticles inside liver macrophages sit next to nerve endings and could send magnetic information to the brain.

Scottish Island Wrens Show Gigantism and Genetic Isolation

Study Finds Iron‑Rich Liver Cells Could Act as Pigeons’ Magnetic Compass

New Cretaceous Bird Plumadraco Has Tail Feathers Twice Its Body Length

Elusive American Woodcock Draws Crowds to Bryant Park

Ravens Use Memory, Not Wolf Shadowing, To Find Yellowstone Kill Hotspots

Himalayan Vulture Rescued From Singapore Expressway, Now Under ACRES Care

Newly Described Cretaceous Bird Likely Choked on 800 Stones, Study Finds

Winter Bird Care: German Groups Outline Safe Feeding, Water and Hygiene Advice

Chicago Closes Part of Montrose Pier as Early Snowy Owl Pair Draws Crowds

Monk Parakeets ‘Test the Waters’ To Form New Friendships, Study Finds

Viral Video Captures Shoebill Landing on Tourist Boat in Uganda's Mabamba Bay

Grey Partridge Named Germany’s Bird of the Year 2026 After Record Public Vote

Nuremberg Zoo Says Bearded Vulture That Died Was Female, Not 46-Year-Old Male

Light Pollution Extends Diurnal Birds’ Singing by Nearly an Hour, Global Study Finds

Mysterious Bird Deaths in California Linked to Projectile Trauma, Investigation Ongoing

Study Links Sonic Hedgehog Pathway to Evolution of Feathers from Dinosaurs

Discovery of Jurassic Bird Fossil Reshapes Understanding of Avian Evolution

Hausrotschwanz Named 2025 Bird of the Year

Newly Discovered Cretaceous Birds of Prey Unearthed in North America