Scientists tracking the birds in an experimental forest in New Hampshire have also tracked changes in the forest ecosystem over decades.
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Artificial light has essentially lengthened birds’ day
Millions of audio recordings of hundreds of bird species have revealed that artificial light is making the birds wake up earlier and go to bed later.
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Researchers find that songbirds sometimes get ‘divorced’
A new study from Oxford University finds that a common European songbird sometimes divorces its partner between breeding seasons.
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A new study knocks down a popular hypothesis about why birds sing at dawn
The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular idea about why.
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Greetings from the Galápagos Islands, where the blue-footed booby shows its colors
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Backyard feeders changed the shape of hummingbird beaks, scientists say
A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna’s Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
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She’s 74 — and expecting: Wisdom the albatross astounds once again
It started in the Eisenhower era: Every year, Wisdom, a Layan albatross, has returned to her nesting grounds on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
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Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution
Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird’s brain took shape over millions of years. A new fossil sheds light on that mystery.
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In Portland, thousands gather to marvel at migrating birds’ nighttime routine
As Vaux’s Swifts migrate south, they roost together in a chimney, drawing crowds
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When birds build nests, they’re also building a culture
Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.
