The global map of alien bird species has been produced for the first time by a UCL-led team of researchers. It shows that human activities are the main determinants of how many alien bird species live ...

Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 28, No. 1 (January 2022), pp. 38-52 (15 pages) Aim: Species introductions have reshaped island faunas for the last 200 years, often threatening native biodiversity.

Human-caused bird extinctions are driving losses of functional diversity on islands worldwide, and the gaps they leave behind are not being filled by introduced (alien) species, finds a new study.

This article was originally featured on Undark. A little over a decade ago, Jason Gleditsch was removing Asian honeysuckle when he noticed the birds. Robins and gray catbirds flocked around the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) and the Chukar (Alectoris chukar) are the dominant avifauna in high-elevation shrubland ...

Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth’s radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds. Online: Recording of waves NASA’s Van Allen Probes have been exploring the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth's radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds. NASA's Van Allen Probes have been exploring the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth’s radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds.

Eye size likely plays a role in the contest between avian brood parasites -- birds that lay their eggs in the nests of other species -- and their hosts, who sometimes detect the foreign eggs and eject ...