A remarkable conservation milestone has been reached in Rodney, Auckland, where a male kiwi has successfully traversed 14 ...

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Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

because truly Love was born on Christmas Day. The partridge in the pear tree also represents Him because that bird is willing to sacrifice its life if necessary to protect its young by feigning ...

A New Zealand man has been charged with one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug. Photo / Australian Border Force A 21-year-old New Zealand man will appear in a ...

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For the past 125 years, the Audubon Society, a national non-profit, has conducted a Christmas bird count in order to provide ...

Just remove the hat when you want to pour in your drink and... wait, where did Perry go? The ceramic mug is handmade, so it ...

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Exciting news: metro.news has merged with metro.co.uk! That means that as well as keeping up with all the latest news and features you love from Metro Newspaper you’ll also be joining the 23 ...

Birds have many features that distinguish them from other animals alive today, but their earliest ancestors looked noticeably different from the familiar creatures we’ve come to recognise. Although ...