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New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

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Sometimes we look right at them and still can’t see them. These birds have taken camouflage to the next level - blending into ...

New research confirms that modern birds retain many ancient instincts inherited from their dinosaur ancestors. From complex ...

This edition of Mint's ‘Climate Change and You’ newsletter discusses the coevolution of primates and fleshy fruits, the ...

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

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McMinn Endowed Research Professor in Science Vladimir Pravosudov has been named the Regents’ Outstanding Researcher in the ...

US palaeontologist Julia Clarke has led fossil finding expeditions all over the world as part of her study of the evolution of birds and dinosaurs.