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Blue with cold, emperor penguins have a freezing exterior

Life

Blue with cold, emperor penguins have a freezing exterior

Thermal imaging cameras reveal that the outer surface of an emperor penguin's body is colder than the air around it

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Where has H7N9 bird flu come from?

Health

Where has H7N9 bird flu come from?

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Health

The risk of a flu pandemic is very real

Opinion

Why we are sitting ducks for China's bird flu

Health

Why we are sitting ducks for China's bird flu

Comment

Falklands penguins return home through a sandstorm

Life

Falklands penguins return home through a sandstorm

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New flu strain's genes probed as China culls poultry

Health

New flu strain's genes probed as China culls poultry

News

Birds evolve shorter wings to survive on roads

Life

Birds evolve shorter wings to survive on roads

News

Turn up the bass to scare birds away from planes

Life

Turn up the bass to scare birds away from planes

News

Cigarette butts help urban birds ward off mites

Earth

Cigarette butts help urban birds ward off mites

News

Zoologger: The bird with a password-protected nest

Life

Zoologger: The bird with a password-protected nest

Superb fairy-wrens often find cuckoo eggs lurking in their nests, but they can sometimes spot the intruder by its calls

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Life

Wrens may have salmon to thank for breeding boost

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Life

Brain scans show how crows distinguish friend from foe

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Life

Robins outdo other animals in judging meal size

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Life

Chimeric birds could explain how brains get big

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