And in her newest namesake book Cuckoo, out in paper this month, she details the extensive cultural and scientific history of the bird. Gizmodo spoke to Chris about why she decided to tackle the ...

Early birds posed a fearsome threat. But as they responded to these competitors, cicadas evolved sleeker and more powerful wings, according to a paper published on Friday in the journal Science ...

Far from a jump scare-filled traditional horror movie, Cuckoo is more dependent on building unnerving, creeping dread. Prepare for an uncomfortably tense, truly bizarre movie night. Written and ...

The flaps mimick a class of feathers that are key to birds' most daring aerial ... No Incentive for Older Birds to Make New Friends Oct. 28, 2024 — Like people, birds have fewer friends as they ...

Today, it is in London’s Natural History Museum, the oldest piece in a collection of more than 5000 bird nests. “That nest is a small encapsulation of the environment of Rio de Janeiro in 1768 ...

Here’s how it works. The rapid evolution of cicadas' flight ability may have been spurred by the emergence of predatory birds, new research suggests. These insects' bodies and wing shapes ...

Channel 5 thriller The Cuckoo has stayed put on Netflix's most-watched TV shows list after landing on the platform earlier this month. The psychological drama follows married couple Jessica and ...

No one in Northern Ireland has been prosecuted for illegally killing birds of prey, despite 89 confirmed incidents in the past 15 years. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)’s ...

Now she’s created something new entirely. Bird is – yes – an unflinching social realist drama, though one that’s streaked with colourful moments of magical realism; an unclassifiable film ...

After more than four decades of silence, the distinctive call of the yellow-billed cuckoo has once again echoed through Petrified Forest National Park, sparking hope that this rare bird may be ...