The cuckoo holds a special place in Irish folklore, serving as a weather forecaster, a predictor of farming fortunes, and ...

It was given the name because it flowers at the same time that the cuckoo starts to call. It has the characteristic four-petalled flower of the cabbage family – plants in this family are known as ...

Could you possibly have a favourite movie?” Pitt offered a simple reply: “Ah… favourite movie… Cuckoo’s Nest." Directed by Miloš Forman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was based on ...

A lot of us will change our wardrobe to fit into a crowd, and the brood parasite known as the cuckoo has used evolution to do ...

Cuckoos are brood parasites who they lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, a clever trick that spares the rearing and feeding of their own offspring. Why do other parent birds let ...