A linguist explains how Turkey and turkey got their names—and whether the country or the bird came first. Here's what to know ...

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Thanksgiving is almost here, and we've all got turkey on our minds. It's not too early to start shopping for yours, depending ...

Late fall is the period when many birds wander, and species that don’t normally occur ... and we just received word of a rare yellow-throated warbler coming to a feeder in Ipswich!

While farmers have suffered major losses due to H5N1 bird flu, it also has the potential to mutate to cause a human pandemic. Birds and humans have different types ... In other words, if the ...

Migration is one of the most fascinating behaviors in the animal kingdom, and birds are among its greatest travelers. Many species cover thousands of miles each year in search of food, warmth, and ...

Some kinds of bird we see every day in our parks and gardens are beginning to disappear. How can we help our birds?’ 3. The video Play the video. The duration is 5’ 07” and the final words ...

The search for the perfect present for your hardest-to-shop-for recipient ends here. These are the Christmas gifts your mom ...

When spring nears, many beginner bird-watchers are curious about what they think is a new species in their yard ... If you do not see a search box here, you can look up the top birds in your ...

Stories on the discovery of vital fluid-transport systems in the human body are among the winners of the 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Winning journalists also did immersive stories on ...