“While these birds can look healthy on the outside, they’re not doing well on the inside.” “While these birds can look healthy on the outside, they’re not doing well on the inside,” Dr. Alex Bond, who ...
Scientists have described a new disease called plasticosis, which is directly caused by – you guessed it – plastic waste in the environment. While the disease has so far only been identified in the ...
Differences among the collection of bacteria and other microorganisms that live within birds' digestive tracts -- their gut microbiomes -- are not primarily driven by diet diversity, contrary to a ...
A new article published in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, “Opportunities lost? Evolutionary causes and ecological consequences of the absence of trehalose digestion in birds,” reveals ...
The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah has raised concerns about marine pollutants and their effect on coastal wildlife in the United Arab Emirates after analyzing digested food in ...
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We all know that the early bird gets the worm, but new research shows they turn to something far more nutritious for their breakfast. Poo – either their own, or from other birds – provides them with ...
Recent news highlighting a bird species struck down by the first classified plastic contamination disease is another reason to collectively work harder and faster to fight against pollution.