The bolder bird gets (and keeps) the girl

Researchers demonstrate a clear connection between personality in wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) and the likelihood of divorce. Though the link between personality and relationship outcomes in humans is well-established, this is the first study…

Study tracks waterbird use of Chicago-area wetlands

A three-year study in northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana found that — even at small scales — emergent wetlands or ponds support many wetland bird species. The study also found that, at least in the years surveyed, the level of urbanizatio…

The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO

As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the end of the pandemic is now in sight.