The convention hall in Sao Paulo rocked to thunderous chants of “La-cer-da! La-cer-da!” Brazil’s revolution was only six months old, and new presidential elections are not scheduled until Nov.

But plans to reduce their risk by torching over 10,000 hectares of bushland around the homeland of a rare bird has caused an uproar. At the centre of the controversy are prescribed burns scheduled ...

Commonly known as bird flu, H5N1 Avian Influenza can be deadly for both humans and birds. It was detected in a routine sampling conducted Nov. 7, and confirmed Tuesday. There have not been any ...

(Reuters) – The brains of today’s birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But how the avian brain evolved over many millions of years from an ...

That has now changed thanks to a spectacular fossil discovery in Brazil. Researchers unearthed the skull of a previously unknown starling-sized bird species named Navaornis hestiae that was so ...

One-Of-A-Kind' Skull Fossil From Brazil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity ...