And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21. He was 88 years ...

While crows are common, the pure jet black plumage of the American crow stands out and its intelligence is remarkable. Although its body is mostly white, the bird’s hand and neck are stark black, and ...

Genetic Mutations Linked to Toxin Exposure Found in Firefighters' Brain Tumors Mar. 10, 2025 — In a study comparing the glioma tumors of firefighters and non-fighters, researchers found a ...

13, 2025 — New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the ...

The international community has a golden opportunity to start reining in the escalating, mostly ignored global burden of chronic kidney disease. The genetic bases of the seven pairs of contrasting ...

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Swamp harriers/kāhu and black-backed gulls/karoro are natural predators of braided river birds. These avian predators have taken advantage of changes made by humans and their numbers have increased ...

Children and families were expected to use 30,000 real eggs at the White House Easter Egg Roll ... egg supplies continue their recovery amid a bird flu crisis. Wholesale egg prices have continued ...

NBC News reported that the White House Easter egg roll would use real eggs even as bird flu continues to cause supply constraints that have sent prices soaring. "They were saying that for Easte ...

The band’s very name refers to a phenomenon in which a stray bird strikes down an airplane by flying into it — a metaphor aptly containing the band’s sonic tendencies toward rebellion and creative ...