Green Matters

Scientists Put a Camera on an Antarctic Penguin — the Footage from Beneath the Ice Is Jaw-Dropping

As the penguin darted through the water currents, its unique hydrodynamics revealed tons of remarkable insights about these ...
The Hereford Times

UK's smallest bird, goldcrest, seen near Castle Green

THE UK's smallest bird has made an appearance at a city centre green spot. A goldcrest was seen near Castle Green in Hereford on January 18, by E Marlow, according to goingbirding.co.uk. The tiny bird ...
The Columbian

Therapy through feathers: Couple open Southwest Washington’s first Wild Birds Unlimited in Salmon Creek

If something is “for the birds,” that’s a good thing, according to Darren Ullmann, co-owner of Southwest Washington’s first Wild Birds Unlimited, which opened Dec. 1 in Salmon Creek. Ullmann and his ...
The Field Museum

On The Iridescent Feathers Of Birds

Scientists have long questioned why there are more brilliantly-colored birds in the tropics than in other places, and they’ve also wondered how those brightly-colored birds got there in the first ...
The Conversation

Two birds, one stone? Green steel could tackle Australia’s housing crisis and cut emissions

Ehsan Noroozinejad has received funding from the Australian Public Policy Institute. Greg Morrison does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...
Rolling Stone

Billie Eilish Almost Tossed ‘Birds of a Feather’ and Worried Song Was ‘Kind of Stupid’

Billie Eilish‘s fragile, love-soaked song, “Birds of a Feather,” almost didn’t take flight. In a new interview, the singer revealed that she nearly tossed out the single from her Hit Me Hard and Soft ...
IFLScience

Birds, Hats, And Boycotts: The Story Behind Why It’s A Crime To Collect Feathers

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
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The Lesser Rhea: Flightless Bird and Its Feathers

Discover the lesser rhea (Rhea pennata), a flightless bird of the pampas, and learn about its unique feathers. Kids are hollering '6-7' in the classroom. Here's what it means ‘Not going to allow that ...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Rare bird spotted in Texas, blue jay and green jay hybrid, influenced by rain, hot weather

A new blue-and-green jay hybrid was discovered in San Antonio, Texas. Changing weather caused the habitats of blue jays and green jays to overlap, leading to the hybrid. This is the first observed ...
The Spokesman-Review

Cool Critters: Sweet song, bright feathers - why the American yellow warbler is everywhere and nowhere

The American yellow warbler is known for its sunny-yellow plumage and sweet song. But as any birder will tell you, they’re also fidgety. Trying to get a clear view of them is like seeing flashes of ...
People

A New, Colorful Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and Green Jay Discovered in Texas, Scientists Confirm

Biologists are attributing this new hybrid bird to abnormal mating behavior to climate change BrianTravis Maher/Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Macaulay Library, Stokes/University of Texas at Austin, Brien ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Strange Bird Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is the First Known Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and a Green Jay

A male blue jay on the left, a female green jay on the right and a hybrid offspring of the two species in the center. Travis Maher / Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library (left); Brian Stokes ...