bird is the word 9-year-old British boy wins Europe-wide Imitation Seagull Screeching Competition Thom Dunn

eighties Pee-wee Herman performing 'Surfin' Bird' in 1987's 'Back to the Beach' Rusty Blazenhoff

animals See the stunning moment when a murmuration of starlings join together to form an even larger bird Thom Dunn

art Watch 70 birds play guitar in Canada Thom Dunn

birds Harvard study shows that Harvard kids are dumber than a grey parrot Thom Dunn

video games Pretty sure this bird just discovered that the Earth is a simulation Thom Dunn

bird is the word The real story behind Mister Rogers' joyful flipping of the bird Jason Weisberger

How short words made old tales fresh Ellsworth Toohey

parrots Foul-mouthed parrot has no trouble getting adopted Gail Sherman

wildlife Beyond the looks: The amazing world of of the eerie-looking aye-eye and other "repulsive" creatures Ellsworth Toohey

religion Will Jesus return in 2025? Traders bet half a million on Polymarket Mark Frauenfelder

music Renaissance madrigal cover of "Birdhouse in Your Soul" is perfect Jennifer Sandlin

archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey

Energy Enron is back and just announced plans for a home-size nuclear generator Thom Dunn

CDC Dr. Deborah Birx: "Our agencies are making the same mistakes they made with COVID" Jennifer Sandlin

Billie Eilish played NPR's Tiny Desk and it's magnificent (video) Allan Rose Hill

music Learn how to play the mouth trumpet—or have a good laugh failing Jennifer Sandlin

trump "Recrudescence" is the word of the day Jennifer Sandlin

delightful creatures Hilarious French bulldog loudly argues for a walk until his human finally gives in (video) Carla Sinclair

animals Bring home the bagels, not the bacon: animal rights activists urge us to change idioms Allan Rose Hill