Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023. Katy ...

Birds are bipedal creatures like humans, but unlike humans, birds have the ability to 'sleep standing up in a stable position.' A research team from the French National Center for Scientific Research ...

After 54 years, a Cleveland artist’s work was removed from the top of the Birds of the World Building at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Viktor Schreckengost, a graduate and longtime professor of the ...

Last year, my husband gave me a clear bird feeder that suctions to the window for my office as a Mother's Day gift. As a lover of all animals, including those with wings, it has been the most fun ...

What are you looking at? Some trees, some leaves, a few branches and… a bird. You see, on top of that broken tree branch actually stands a completely still bird, the common potoo. It’s hiding in plain ...

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The tender-hearted bird-watchers call John Albert most often. The ones who cannot stand to see one of God’s creatures suffer. The ones who take pity on the malformed and mutant. Oh, those poor ...