Even though the ostrich is a bird, it can’t fly. Ostriches have wings, of course, but they are too small to support their weight. In addition, birds need keel-shaped sternums for flight ...

in the largest such study of its kind covering 136 species. Timelapse of Ph.D. student Aubrey Keirnan mounting a serially sectioned bird brain onto slides so that they can be measured and analyzed ...

Just 60 kilometres north of Chennai, the Pulicat Lake, India’s second largest lagoon ... drawing migratory birds from across the world, especially between October and March every year.

Some species of birds ... planes fly today, which is typically at a separation of three to five nautical miles (5.5 to 9.2km), so the first step will be to see whether the gap can be narrowed ...

In the heart of the Australian and New Guinea rainforests lives the cassowary, known as the ... They can weigh up to 160 pounds and grow as tall as 6 feet, making them one of the largest bird ...

Bird flu has also infected about two-thirds of the dairy herds in California, the biggest milk-producing state ... virus during migration periods and can transmit it to poultry through direct ...

Second bird flu strain detected in dairy cattle ... the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every ...

Bird flu is striking chickens across the country, causing shortages and pushing up prices at retailers and restaurants. Last week, one of the nation’s largest ... that people can find have ...

The biggest bird in the world is taller than a human ... It’s a common myth that turkeys can’t fly, but this only applies to the domesticated variety. Domesticated turkeys were bred to be about double ...