Global Health Strategies
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Birds indicate environmental health — many are headed for extinction
To protect both birds and people, we need to reduce carbon pollution and embrace the clean energy future.
The Foundations That Work on Environmental Health, with an Eye on Building Power
Over recent years, more grantmakers have tuned into how environmental health hazards are far more likely to affect the poor and people of color. We talk to a key figure in this funding movement about the strategies in play and the work that lies ahead.
6 Easy Ways to Avoid Extinction
You may know what’s going on in your business, but what about your industry? Here's how to reconnect.
Keeping Birds as Pets: What You Need to Know
Birds such as parrots and canaries can make great pets but they take a lot of care. Dr. Laurie Hess explains how to make sure a pet bird is right for you.
Should You Put a Baby Bird Back in the Nest? Depends If It’s Cute
It’s a myth that mama bird will reject her baby if you touch it—but what does science say about meddling?
See how birds change their tunes to fit their surroundings
Songbirds want their notes to be heard, so they shift the pitch and cadence of their melodies to fit into their natural environs. It's a plus for potential mates—and for any birders listening on.
How to Keep Buildings From Killing Hundreds of Millions of Birds a Year
Using technology to stop birds from flying into buildings
How Do Feathers Keep Birds Warm?
It requires thousands and thousands of feathers and a whole lot of preening.
How Do Birds Drink on the Fly?
For swallows and swifts, it's a real athletic feat.
How Do Hurricanes Affect Birds?
When severe weather hits, humans hunker down. But what about the feathered among us?
Why Bird Fathers Are Superior
They are attentive parents, building nests, feeding chicks and even showing their young how to sing.
Roofing Revolution: How (Gorgeous) Green Roofs Benefit Birds
It’s not wasted space if you do something with it. Four green roof projects are helping species around the world.
Video: Why Does My Cat... Chatter at Birds?
Dr. Patty Khuly decodes why your indoor cat makes a curious chattering sound while staring at birds outside the window.
Scientists (finally) figure out why birds don't crash into each other.
It’s a simple question that you’ve probably never thought about: with all those birds flying around, how come you never see two birds crash mid-air? To answer this question, researchers put parakeets (aka budgerigars) into an air tunnel and had them fly towards each other. They found that birds have evolved a simple way to …
Why Fat Birds Are Better At Making Babies
A new study shows that some warblers tack on the pounds—or, rather, fractions of an ounce to stay in good reproductive shape.
Why do some birds lay blue eggs?
While you might be most familiar with “robin’s egg blue”, many species of birds lay blue-colored eggs. Why might this have evolved? Although scientists can’t go back in time to observe the emergence of blue eggs, they can think carefully about which properties might be most different between blue and non-blue eggs… which is what …
The girl who gets gifts from birds
Lots of people give food to the birds in their garden and get nothing in return - but when one girl feeds the crows outside her house, they show their affection with tiny presents.
What's that Bird at Your Suet Feeder?
Why You Should Love Fossil Fuel
Every year on Earth Day we learn how bad humanity's economic development is for the health of the planet. But maybe this is the wrong message. Maybe we shoul...
