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The canary in the concrete jungle: how polluted towns make sparrows frail, anxious and old before their time

The canary in the concrete jungle: how polluted towns make sparrows frail, anxious and old before their time

New research on house sparrows in three Australian towns revealed subtle but disturbing effects of pollution. If city living is harming birds, what...

14.08.2025 3

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Simon Griffith

Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful

A secret under-layer explains why songbirds’ colourful feathers look so damn good.

23.07.2025 4

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A single atom can change the colour of a bird. These are the genes responsible

Across the animal kingdom, birds are some of the most colourful creatures of all. But how did all the amazingly coloured different bird species...

11.11.2024 20

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Simon Griffith