Geese are breeding at a former nuclear weapons test site in the Arctic
1 March 2023
Thousands of pink-footed geese have begun migrating to a remote Arctic island to breed, showing some migratory birds can adapt rapidly to a warming world
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Lost US parrot species went extinct not once but twice
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The US was once home to two subspecies of the extinct Carolina parakeet: one vanished in the 1910s but a study hints that the other survived into the 1940s
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Bird numbers are plummeting in the Mojave desert in the US as it gets hotter due to global warming, and it could be because they can’t get the water they need
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Swinging birds play with rhythm like jazz musicians
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At least a handful of species of birds swing as they sing, playing with the timing in their songs in a similar way to jazz performers
Bird caught in amber 100 million years ago is best ever found
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