Birdwatching activates a rare cognitive pattern called soft fascination — a state where attention is gently engaged without ...
A logistics manager picks up birdwatching on his therapist's orders and discovers his memory returning — and neuroscience is starting to explain exactly why standing in a park with binoculars may ...
Research shows that as individuals learn and acquire a new skill, their brain structure and activity changes. But how do more ...
Shall we go birdwatching?” Zullen we gaan vogelen? Sounds innocent enough, but according to a new exhibition in The Hague, this was a 17th century invitation for some illicit sexual activity. Birds, ...
As snow settles on the ground and temperatures drop, it’s easy to think most animals are doing what plenty of people do—curling up somewhere warm and waiting out the freeze.
At first glance, it seems obvious that jet engines should have some kind of protective mesh in front of them. Birds, debris, and foreign objects pose real risks, so why leave them completely exposed.
Fall Asters are late bloomers and tend to be one of the latest and brightest (purplish) blue flowers during the summer months. When other flowers are nearing the end of their season, the Fall Asters ...
From “burping” your house to sloth biology, curling stones and cunning squirrels, this humor column mixes odd facts, bad jokes and nature notes.
The disappearance of crows is not just about losing a familiar bird. It reflects a broader pattern of urban ecological simplification — cities becoming hostile to unscripted life ...
Nine years into his marriage to Cassandra, Clyde developed dementia. He put down his guitar and quit his job. But music he ...
When I talk to people about Disney Parks, I always tell them the true Disney Magic isn't found in the attractions, fireworks, ...