Why it's awesome: These scavenger birds have an unexpected way of keeping predators away — by projectile vomiting stomach acid and semi-digested meat at their attackers. Turkey vultures live in a ...

On this week’s episode of Weirdest Thing, I dig into the findings of one of Lasisi’s most intriguing studies. In 2021, she and her colleagues were able to demonstrate that curls help keep our heads ...

One red vulture in Virginia perched on a tree branchOne red vulture in Virginia perched on a tree branch(Getty Images/iStockphoto/ablokhin) They’re big, heavy ...

Vultures have to tough out uncertain risks from climate change extremes and urbanization, creating uncertainties about their ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In the great circle of life, and the eat-or-be-eaten story of nature’s food web, there is one species in Delaware that shows up at THE END. They are big, they are intimidating ...

Most of us have a favorite species of bird based on their song, color or habits. There is a fascinating bird that will never win a beauty contest, yet it plays an important role in our environment.

Thanksgiving is over, but there’s a new turkey in town. The New Mexico Wildlife Center is introducing their newest ambassador ...

Vultures are returning to Radford. The much-maligned avian visitors were spotted recently, and their annual winter roosting in the city is about to start. Soon city officials will hear a flurry of ...

Every summer and early fall, Mary Larson Bishop begins scanning the skies over her Sierra Foothills home outside Fresno, California. Bishop, who's 85, keeps track of when the big dark-brown birds with ...

A key symbol of autumn's arrival in South Florida is the burgeoning population of migrating vultures whose brooding glower and foreboding frame can startle those unware of their mostly harmless nature ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On 3 March 1876, large hunks of flesh fell ...