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Intellectuals in Black
World + People
Nature

Intellectuals in Black

They learn quickly, use tools, and beat apes in intelligence tests. Yet they're still considered a harbinger of misfortune and death. It's time to give ravens justice.
Adam Zbyryt
In the Storm Kingdom
World + People
Nature

In the Storm Kingdom

Owing to its geography, the southernmost continent experiences the planet’s strongest air currents, meaning there’s never a dull moment.
Mikołaj Golachowski
The Mystery of the Eider
World + People
Science

The Mystery of the Eider

Contemporary research papers are often stripped of emotion, but they needn’t be—as the joy of investigating colorful duck feathers shows.
Szymon Drobniak
The Forest Broadcast
World + People
Nature

The Forest Broadcast

Spring is the best season in which to hear the chorus of birdsong that emerges from nature – in forests, meadows and urban parks.
Adam Zbyryt
Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances
World + People
Nature

Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances

Author and naturalist Jacek Karczewski talks about the sexual habits of birds, their symbolism in Europe, and why we must strive to describe animals in empathetic terms.
Stasia Budzisz
The Pious Bird
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Pious Bird

The stork – with its long legs and white body – is recognizable to many people across the globe, owing to its migration between Europe and Africa. In Lithuania, it is more than just a national symbol.
Wailana Kalama
Audubon’s Birds
Art + Stories
Art

Audubon’s Birds

Today, the 19th-century American artist and ornithologist John James Audubon is considered one of the founding fathers of American ecology. But what makes his work so special?
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
Mao and the Sparrows
World + People
Science

Mao and the Sparrows

In 1958, Mao Zedong ordered the killing of all sparrows. The resulting ecological imbalance exacerbated the Great Famine, creating a fatal chapter in China’s history.
Agata Kasprolewicz
Chirping, Whistling and Tootling
World + People
Nature

Chirping, Whistling and Tootling

Identifying the songs of different birds can be tricky and time-consuming. It can also become a lifelong passion that soothes the mind and has a positive effect on mood.
Olga Drenda
Planet of the Birds
World + People
Nature

Planet of the Birds

We present you with an alternative history of the world, in which birds won the evolutionary race.
Adam Węgłowski