Male birds-of-paradise are renowned for their vivid plumage and elaborate mating dances, including wing beats, fluttering, ...

Whether they’re whipping their heads dramatically, contorting into seemingly impossible shapes, or trapping light in their plumage like a black hole, birds-of-paradise always seem to have a new trick ...

Each pose has potential downsides ... the discomfort that students with low back pain experience in Bird of Paradise (Svarga Dvidasana), for example, if you don’t appreciate the load that ...

How Big Brains and Flexible Skulls Led to the Evolution of Modern Birds Mar. 17, 2025 — New research shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the way birds move and use ...

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. Gardeners have cultivated Heliconia species for centuries as striking ...

Bird flu has been detected in a single sheep for the first time in England, in an area where the disease had been confirmed in captive birds. The government said while this marked the first time ...

Signs of bird flu in cats include runny nose and discharge around the eyes, explained Michael Q. Bailey, president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association. H5N1 also causes neurological ...

Freedom of expression permeates Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection, a celebration of house codes with a compelling, fresh identity. Chanel Iridescent Tweed Jumpsuit, $23,150, Tweed Sandals ...

After years of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is now facing a new threat: the highly contagious H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu ... evade immunity poses a growing ...

The bird poses a serious threat to Maui’s agriculture as well as native ecosystems, according to the Maui Invasive Species Committee. To better determine the bird’s presence on Maui and ...