THE CONVERSATION Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful 3 min 0 By Simon Griffith
WILDLIFE IN CRISIS Survival of the coolest — Oppenheimer research grant winner on overheating birds in a changing climate 7 min 0 By Yves Vanderhaeghen
MIGRATION SECRETS Miniature backpack traces remarkable journey of the ‘goddess of the skies’ – the European Roller 5 min 5 By Tony Carnie
WEATHER WHIPLASH ‘Devastating’ death of dozens of migrating birds across SA points to coming climate change havoc — experts 6 min 4 By Julia Evans
THE DAY IN PICTURES In images: One of the most incredible wildlife spectacles in the UK 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
NATURAL WORLD Hearing or seeing birds has a positive effect on mental health, study finds 5 min 1 By Jean-Marie Uys
OBITUARY Karoo mourns the death of renowned ornithologist and scientist Richard Dean 3 min 1 By Daily Maverick Staff Writer
SUSTAINABILITY DEEP DIVE South Africa’s global biodiversity ranks as nothing too special 4 min 2 By Don Pinnock
EGGCELLENT FORGERY Scientists crack the mystery of how the cuckoo finch gets other birds to raise its brood 5 min 0 By Shaun Smillie
WAR IN EUROPE Migration in a time of war: A tiny bird’s mighty trek through Ukraine battle zones 7 min 1 By Les Underhill
THE CONVERSATION Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl in the sky? A biologist explains the science of murmurations 3 min 0 By Tom Langen
THE CONVERSATION Birds’ feeding habits are affected by their personality and self-control – new research 4 min 0 By John Quinn and Jenny Coomes
GROUNDUP Do poorer communities have fewer plant and animal species? 4 min 0 By Sarah Wild for GroundUp
