It was one of the earliest large-scale renewable projects, and the result was a tragic, high-profile disaster that cemented wind energy as a guillotine for birds. Fast forward almost 40 years, where ...

I’m a puzzler. I’ve tackled jigsaw puzzles, word puzzles and occasionally number puzzles since I was a kid. And oh, the happy, smug satisfaction it brings. I begin my day puzzling with my first cup of ...

Currently, Australia is the only continent in the world still free from the highly contagious H5 bird flu. But that status ...

NASA has been practically synonymous with advanced computing for nearly 70 years. To this day, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration continues to accomplish the impossible with computers.

Birds of prey are being used to deter pigeons from a city's main train station. A trained hawk and falcon have recently been patrolling Chelmsford railway station with a professional falconer, in the ...

The NBA of the 1980s was defined by intimidation, physicality, and relentless trash-talk. Few embodied that edge more than Vernon Maxwell, who was unarguably one of the league's most polarizing ...

Next time you see a pigeon flying overhead, double-check that it isn’t wearing some elaborate headgear, because if it is it could be that it’s being used as a drone. The Russian startup Neiry has ...

Blackbrook Audubon is inviting the public to take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count by counting bird species and individuals for at least 15 minutes on one or more days Feb. 13-16, regardless of ...

Joey Baxter receives funding from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), via the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). When we think about birds, we often picture their colourful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. jgorzynik / Getty Images Filling bird feeders with seed and refilling them when they're empty isn't enough to keep backyard birds ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Like clockwork, ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris ...