Piping plover chicks named after 4 famed Chicago musicians

The four fuzzy, currently-flightless birds are now named Buddy, Frankie, Mavis and Tweedy, after beloved Chicago musicians ...
Hunker on MSN

Don't toss an old sink — make a unique birdbath your flying friends will love

Keep old plumbing fixtures out of the landfill. Learn how to repurpose a discarded sink into a sustainable birdbath to ...
AOL

7 Birds That Don't Use Birdhouses—And Why

Many of our favorite songbirds use birdhouses for nesting and staying warm in winter. Birdhouses provide a suitable place for birds to raise young when the habitat doesn't—which is often the case in ...
Morningstar

If you purchased any PVC Pipe or PVC Fittings, an antitrust settlement may affect you

PHILADELPHIA, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding In re PVC Pipe Antitrust Litigation. Two new settlements have been ...
Scientific American

Radar picks up on bird migration. But how do we tell birds and storms apart?

Right now hundreds of millions of birds are making their annual trek to settle down in their northern breeding grounds. As they fly hundreds to even thousands of miles, they stop occasionally to ...
Quanta Magazine

How the Bird Eye Was Pushed to an Evolutionary Extreme

When an optometrist shines a bright light into your eyes, a vast, branching tree sprouts in your field of vision. This is the shadow of blood vessels. Though we normally can’t perceive them, these ...
Phys.org

Study uses microphones to eavesdrop on the secret lives of birds

Scientists have discovered that they can eavesdrop on the secret lives of birds using networks of inexpensive microphones, revealing complex behaviors across vast wilderness areas, according to ...
Mongabay

Up to half the bird species using the African-Eurasian flyway are declining

Every year, billions of birds migrate long distances with the changing of seasons — according to BirdLife Africa, 40 to 50 percent of avian species migrating to and from Africa are in decline.
Reuters

PVC pipe maker Westlake agrees to pay $67 million to settle price-fixing lawsuit

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - PVC pipe maker Westlake (WLK.N) and a subsidiary have agreed to pay $67 million to settle price‑fixing claims brought by builders and other buyers, marking the largest ...
EURweb

Vernon Maxwell Doubles Down on Larry Bird N-Word Allegation in 2026 Podcast | WATCH

The clip (watch below starting at the 7:10 minute mark) has since gone viral across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, reigniting a debate about Bird’s trash-talking legacy and the unregulated verbal ...
Newsweek

Owner Spots Orange Cat Watching Bird, but He’s ‘Using Only One Brain Cell’

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An owner spotted her cat intensely focusing, attempting to stalk a bird ...