Tim Birkhead News Today

In 1924, cellist Beatrice Harrison caused a sensation when her duet with a nightingale in her garden was broadcast live. When the truth of this groundbreaking event was questioned, I decided to investigate

"Learning to See Goldcrests," an essay by acclaimed, Scotland-based Irish writer Chris Arthur.

Birding is the act of observing and identifying birds in the wild as a form of recreation and citizen science.

When hunters are wandering through the woods and the weather becomes uncooperative for birding, columnist Clellie Lynch picks up the bird-related books that have been saved for the occasion.

The subject of MOMA’s latest salon: the humble egg.

Birds have long been my religion – but it’s only recently that the sport has become cool

'We've underrated what these birds can do': the secret life of Skomer's guillemots

Tim Birkhead’s life’s work reveals the unexpectedly colourful lives of gregarious guillemots on the Welsh island of Skomer

As the owner of a radio alarm clock, I could theoretically start listening to the Today programme before I’m even awake, but I rarely do. I tell myself it’s too much for first thing; that it’s bound to put me in a bad mood with some interview or other; that Today can wait until tomorrow

In “Egg,” author Lizzie Stark explores the history of the egg, from Gold Rush-era gang wars in San Francisco to vaccine development and chickens in space.