Nest building is costly. It requires time, energy, and constant defence from predators. For birds that raise their own young, this investment makes sense because it ensures survival of their chicks.

When a bird rarely seen on this continent showed up in Riverhead last month, the reaction was, as might be expected, a little cuckoo. Native to Eurasia, the bird is anything but common here: It ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A staple of downtown Fort Wayne announced Monday it will be permanently closing its doors by the end of the year. 816 Pint & Slice said in a Facebook post the increased cost ...

Giles Terera and Aaron Pierre, headshots supplied by the venue (right: Peyton Fulford) The Old Vic has announced a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman, based on the ...

Several changes are in the works for the 2026 Gravel Earth Series, as organisers revealed on Friday the number of global events would be reduced from 23 to 13 in the fourth edition. The Traka, with ...

In pre-Roman Sardinia, a chilling legend recounts how Phoenician settlers employed a potent poison, hemlock water dropwort, for the ritualistic killing of the elderly and the execution of criminals.

A bird sighting on New York’s Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in hopes of spotting a feathered friend that has never been seen before in the state. The common cuckoo is ...

A swarm of birders flocked to Long Island after an exceptionally rare cuckoo bird was spotted by a golfer, according to reports. Hundreds of people traveled from dozens of states to Vineyards Golf and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birdwatchers across the country are going absolutely cuckoo over a once-in-a-lifetime discovery on Long Island. According to the ...

More than 20 species of bird around the world use a similar “whining” alarm call to warn birds like cuckoos are around. The call seems to be understood across species, and its specific use hints at ...