Smaller poops from smaller birds carry very low risk of foodborne pathogens on farms, finds a new study. It doesn't require a degree in ornithology, a lab test or even an app for most growers to ...

How many people have sat back and watched as their yards are swarmed by birds? Hummingbirds, bluejays, sparrows, doves, pigeons, and seagulls are common in the region. And let’s not forget turkeys, ...

Bird poop on your lettuce might not be as risky as you think. Researchers at the University of California, Davis found that small bird droppings aren't much of a food safety risk for crops, pushing ...

Bird poop: not a topic most people take interest in. However, fascinating discoveries are being made from the feces of one slowly disappearing bird in the U.K. Researchers are analyzing pied ...

First come the horseshoe crabs. Hoisting their round, tank-like shells, they trundle out of the Delaware Bay under the first full moon in May to mate and lay their eggs. The birds soon follow.