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Why we are sitting ducks for China's bird flu

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Why we are sitting ducks for China's bird flu

If China's bird flu acquires the ability to spread between people, we don't have the drugs or vaccines to tackle a pandemic, warns Debora MacKenzie

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New flu strain's genes probed as China culls poultry

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New flu strain's genes probed as China culls poultry

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Birds evolve shorter wings to survive on roads

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Birds evolve shorter wings to survive on roads

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Turn up the bass to scare birds away from planes

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Turn up the bass to scare birds away from planes

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Cigarette butts help urban birds ward off mites

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Cigarette butts help urban birds ward off mites

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Zoologger: The bird with a password-protected nest

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Zoologger: The bird with a password-protected nest

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Wrens may have salmon to thank for breeding boost

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Wrens may have salmon to thank for breeding boost

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Brain scans show how crows distinguish friend from foe

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Brain scans show how crows distinguish friend from foe

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Robins outdo other animals in judging meal size

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Robins outdo other animals in judging meal size

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Chimeric birds could explain how brains get big

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Chimeric birds could explain how brains get big

Zebra finch brains develop differently if they are transplanted into the bodies of quail, suggesting that brain size is under external control

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Zoologger: Inbred wandering albatrosses sleep around

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Birds got smart by becoming big babes

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Pigeon brain's global positioning system located

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Mystery of bird navigation system still unsolved

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