Australian birds have a lot to teach us about living long and happy lives according to Professor Gisela Kaplan from the Centre for Neuroscience and Animal Behaviour at the University of New England.

Experts estimate the wildfires currently burning through southern Australia have killed over half a billion animal Australian magpies, a species unrelated to the other magpies found throughout the ...

When the avian uprising inevitably occurs, humans will be wise to defect immediately to the Bird Army. A new study suggests that certain species of birds in Australia have figured out a way to spread ...

Australia said on Friday that scientists had seen symptoms consistent with the destructive H5 bird flu strain on its sub-Antarctic Heard Island in the Southern Ocean, after unusual levels of deaths of ...

Of the many thousands of species of birds on Earth, only about 25 are known to do something special with their food—they dunk it in water before eating. Nobody knows for sure why the birds do it. It ...

During Question Time on Monday, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins fielded a Dorothy Dixer about bolstering “Australia’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Now that the covid omicron lockdown has thrown a wrench into ...

Rare Australian Bird Looks a Ridiculously Cute, Petrified Pokemon originally appeared on PetHelpful. I've always been fascinated by animals from other countries. The first time I went to a zoo in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Many areas in the world are covered by hundreds of almost nine ...