Better eye treatments could be developed as a result of a new study that found birds and reptiles have tears with a similar chemical composition to humans. Researchers from the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, compared the makeup of bird and reptile tears as well as their structural patterns when they dry out. Before this … Read more
‘Is it the pig from the Angry Birds?’ Clay figurine found under the ruins of a 5,000-year-old Chinese village bears striking resemblance to character from popular mobile game The fist-size artwork was discovered outside a mysterious ancient kingdom It has sparked a sensation for its likeness to the Green Pig in the Angry Birds Chinese experts … Read more
Robot can identify birds with around 90 per cent accuracy – so amateur twitchers never get in a flap AI has been found to identify smaller birds with up to 90 per cent accuracy Researchers trained the AI using pictures of wild great tits and sociable weavers, and captive zebra finches The technology works in … Read more
Not what Hitchcock had in mind! Hilarious photos capture the weird and wonderful antics of birds – including a yoga loving owl and a cockatoo at a drive through Bird-lovers from all over the world have shared hilarious pictures of their pets Managed to capture the feathered animals in the most comprising situations In one … Read more
Forget about birds and bees, scientists prove SOAP BUBBLES can be used to pollinate fruit trees, which could help compensate for the dramatic declines in global bee populations Japanese scientists developed a method to pollinate plants with soap bubbles The bubbles are non-toxic to plants and have a 95% success rate with pear trees They … Read more
Parents really are the best teachers: Young birds that spend longer in the family unit grow up smarter, study shows Siberian jays in Sweden and New Caledonian crows off Australia’s coast studied Those that stayed with their parents for longer developed more skills than others Crows also spent about a year teaching fledglings how to … Read more
The eagle-eyed bird catches the worm in this tricky new puzzle. People across the UK are being challenged to find the earthworm hidden among the feathered flock in this baffling brainteaser. It was created to mark the launch of new website Nest Friends, which helps parents teach children about the variety of birds there are … Read more
Battle of the bird brains! Wild cockatoos perform just as well as those raised by humans in intelligence tests, new study shows Researchers in Vienna tested the intelligence of Goffin’s cockatoos They compared a group of lab-raised birds with a group of wild birds They found both groups performed similarly in intelligence tests The main … Read more
Researchers reveal that birds of prey in Florida have been eating and drinking microplastics, and 86 percent comes from washing machine wastewater containing synthetic microfibers from cheap clothing Florida researchers found significant amounts of microplastics in birds of prey The research marks the first time anyone has confirmed plastics in birds of prey They analyzed … Read more
Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph are in talks for a comeback of Birds of a Feather as a lockdown special. The sitcom originally aired on BBC1 from 1989 to 1998 and was then revived on ITV from 2014 to 2017 with an announcement in February 2019 that there was no plans for new episodes. But … Read more