Latest podcast

These Birds Are Like None You've Ever Peeped You think you know birds? Well, you probably don't know these birds. We're not talking about an ordinary passerine peep show. We’re skipping the songbirds. It’s a no-fly zone for hawks and raptors. Waterfowl? Throw in the towel. In this 4-part Science, Quickly podcast "Fascination," host Flora Lichtman will take you back to a time when birds were truly monstrous.       Shop our Summer Sale and get all the stories and all the insights plus save 25% on an Unlimited or Digital subscription to Scientific American. Claim Offer Trending Podcasts Episode One: The Largest Bird That Ever Flew If you happened to be alive 27 million years ago, you might have mistaken this monster for an ancient airplane. It certainly had the wingspan to justify it. The thing is, even after it was discovered, it went decades without actually being discovered. Listen Now   Episode Two: The Heaviest Bird That Ever Lived Ever heard of a Mazda Miata? You know that splashy little sports car that used to be a favorite of the "mid-life crisis" set? Well, this bird weighted just about as much as one. It had a leg bone with a circumference of a foot. And it put the modern-day ostrich to shame. Listen Now   Episode Three: A Goose Build Like a Tank This bird was big in every way, save one. Big legs, big beak, big body...but tiny little itty-bitty wings. The Thunderbird, as it was called, was imposing, for sure, but it sported wings the size of a chickadee's. Listen Now   Episode Four: Terror, Thy Name is Bird So picture a 400-pound bird running at you at 25 miles per hour—because, by the way, they were fast too. And imagine that during your running, that animal will be next to you and will start hitting you with their beak like an ax. After the first strike, probably you will start feeling nothing, and you will be down with that large bird stepping on you and tearing you apart and eat you. That is a terror bird. Listen Now       Summer Flash Sale! Save 25% on an Unlimited or Digital subscription to Scientific American! Save Now     To view this email as a web page, go here. You received this email because you opted-in to receive email from Scientific American. To ensure delivery please add specialoffers@email.scientificamerican.com to your address book. Unsubscribe    Email Preferences    Privacy Policy    Contact Us