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Songbirds might hold the key to managing our cholesterol levels
Songbirds have lost "bad" cholesterol and some of its associated proteins over time. This makes for plaque-free finch arteries and a hale and healthy heart
Declining populations mean young birds have no one to learn their songs from
Young male Regent honeyeaters are picking up sounds from other bird species
Evolution doesn't work the way you think it does
An evolutionary biologist explains all the things you might get into an argument over
How did birds become birds? An interview with Jingmai O'Connor
The paleontologist and soon-to-be curator at the Field Museum on excavations, being a party animal, and imposter syndrome
When finding a mate, intelligence matters to female parakeets
A new study finds that female budgies are attracted to smarter partners
How weather radar can predict bird migration
New data helps predict peak bird movements, helping people change their behavior to save avian lives
How an interloper snake decimated Guam's delicious wild chilies
The snakes don't eat chilies. The connection: birds
Boobies of the Galápagos are replacing their disappearing food source with junk fish
Decades of research show how the sardine's decline threatens an entire ecosystem
Want to know where hard-to-find squid live? Ask their predators
Look, sometimes you need to "offload water" from a giant albatross...for science