In the 1960s and 70s, hitchhiking felt ordinary and even adventurous. Looking back, it's hard to reconcile that casual trust ...

Phil Gonzales lucked into his first fishing rod. He grew up near a big bend in the Yellowstone River in Huntley, Montana, ...

Invasive species are imported as livestock, pets and attractions in zoos. Some hitch rides on plants, on the bottom of a boot ...

Nature has always loved surprises. Just when we think we understand how the world works, an animal comes along and quietly breaks all the rules. Some creatures glow in the dark, some survive without ...

Crow Deaths in Dindigul: In recent days, residents of Vedasandur in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district have been worried after noticing dead crows in their neighbourhoods. Social media messages and ...

Chennai is on high alert after more than 1,500 crows were found dead across several neighbourhoods in recent days, prompting the Central government to direct the Tamil Nadu administration to ...

CHENNAI: The union government has confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic bird flu or avian influenza (H5N1) in crows in Tamil Nadu, following laboratory testing of samples at the ICAR-National ...

Strains of avian influenza (H5N1) have been confirmed in crow samples lifted from Adyar in Chennai, according to the Union government. In a communication dated January 22, 2026, the Department of ...

A new study finds North American bird populations keep dropping, and that decline is speeding up for many species.

Tamil Nadu is facing a renewed avian influenza (bird flu) alert, following the discovery of a large number of dead crows across Chennai and surrounding areas and laboratory confirmation of the highly ...

A research project enlisting hunters as partners has revealed that the roll call of birds willing to feast on some organ meat ...

Crows have demonstrated advanced cognitive abilities that challenge long-held assumptions about bird intelligence.