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A visit to the island turning off its lights to protect rare seabirds

Locals on Corvo in the Azores are protecting Cory's shearwaters from disorientating light pollution. Photographer Andrea Zanenga learned how the remote community rescues and releases young birds

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Life reconstruction of the Late Jurassic bird Yuezhuornis yangyuanensis

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Flightless ancient bird complicates our picture of wing evolution

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Dramatic gannet dive wins Bird Photographer of the Year competition

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TRE6BY Brown rat, Common brown rat, Norway rat, Common rat (Rattus norvegicus), Rat sitting in urban setting during the night, Netherlands

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An island has been waging war on rats. They think they’ve finally won

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Pigeons lock their eyes in place when they are flying

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Dramatic photo of ibis being guided to their winter homes wins award

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Archaeopteryx. Artwork of the prehistoric feathered reptile Archaeopteryx which lived around 150 million years ago. Discovered in 1861 in southern Germany, it was the first feathered fossil specimen ever found. Despite possessing bird-like feathers, wings and a wishbone, Archaeopteryx also had sharp teeth, finger digits and a bony tail similar to non-bird predatory dinosaurs. This species and numerous other feathered fossils support the theory that modern day birds evolved from prehistoric theropod dinosaurs.

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New 精东传媒 recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds

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Environment

Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

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Life

Why birds are the only surviving dinosaurs

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Mind

Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify birds and may even protect against age-related cognitive decline

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Humans

Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano

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Life

Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how

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New 精东传媒 recommends this extreme birdwatching documentary

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We may finally know why birds sing at dawn

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