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A barn owl in flight

Physics

Giving drones barn owl-like tails may make them more efficient flyers

The barn owl鈥檚 tail has a surprisingly important role to play in making the bird more aerodynamic

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Life

Migrating birds may use slope of Earth鈥檚 magnetic field as 鈥榮top sign鈥�

Gentoo Penguins on Andersson Island

Gentoo penguins found breeding further south due to climate change

Purple-crowned fairy-wrens

Life

Fairywren birds can nest out of breeding season to boost numbers

Eurasian Jay in the wild

Mind

Meet the scientists who perform magic tricks on birds

Beautiful little Zebra finch in the wild.

Life

Zebra finch songs alter the behaviour of their chicks’ mitochondria

Crop - Reconstruction of the Haast?s eagle (Artist: Katrina Kenny)

Life

Extinct New Zealand bird hunted like an eagle and ate like a vulture

Stunning bird photos showcase the diversity of our avian friends

Black-browed Babbler

Watch first footage of Asia鈥檚 long-lost bird, the black-browed babbler

Life

Birds in the Amazon are adapting to climate change by getting smaller

An analysis of 77 tropical bird species in the Amazon shows that all of them have shrunk and a third developed longer wings over the past 40 years

Life

Watch first footage of Asia鈥檚 long-lost bird, the black-browed babbler

Life

Red feathers determine which common waxbill is the boss

Environment

Falling bird numbers mean quieter birdsong in Europe and North America

Life

Barn owls make mental maps of their surroundings while they are flying