Bird's Eye View
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How do pigeons navigate complex landscapes to find their way home? Our research tried to find out
We looked into the ears of the bird with a diamond-based quantum microscope to answer the long-standing question.
David Simpson, The Conversation
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Green energy paradox: Wind turbines are making songbirds change their tune
Robins are a much loved Christmas icon, but noisy windmills installed in their habitat are affecting their song, with worrying consequences.
Mark Whittingham, The Conversation
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What the tragic story of the extinct Carolina parakeet can tell us about parrot conservation
The last Carolina parakeet died in a zoo a century ago. A scientist tries to unravel some of this bird's lasting mysteries.
Kevin R Burgio, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Peacock sex is an important part of how we understand evolution – but it doesn't involve tears
Charles Darwin said that the sight of peacocks’ tails made him sick. It isn’t clear how he would react to Rajasthan judge MC Sharma’s observations on the bird.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Watch these stunning sights of Meghalaya that can only be seen from 4,000 feet in the sky
Some of them even have fascinating folktales linked to them.
Scroll Staff
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Mesmerizing migration map visualises journeys of birds over thousands of miles every year
Researchers used millions of observations looking at 118 different bird species.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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This beautiful formation flying by birds is actually to escape a predator
A desperate escape, or just poetry in motion?
Scroll Staff
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Photos: Mumbai’s suburbs and their pollution as seen from the sky
A collection of black and white photographs taken from 15,000 feet above sea level.
Robert Stephens
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Delhi Birds: Aerial views of the national capital, through smog and sunshine
More than 25% of Delhi's bird population consists of migrants, as does 43% of its human population. Both have the same aspirations: food security and growth opportunities for oneself and family.
Robert Stephens
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer