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 ...

There are some fantastic places around the world for birdwatching. This is the case for both casual birdwatchers and scientists. It has allowed people to view real "angry birds" in the US, led to the ...

Vulture vomit? Carnal rain? 150 years later, the mysteries of the Kentucky Meat Shower endure.

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 ...

In 1876, chunks of meat mysteriously fell from the sky over a farm in Kentucky’s Bath County. Initial theories ranged from a meteor shower of meat to frog spawn, but the most accepted explanation is ...