What do you do if you find a helpless baby bird away from it's nest? Lore tells us that the smell of a human on a baby bird causes the parents to reject it. Snopes calls this "hogwash," explains why, and details the best way to aid in different situations.

NewScientist.com interviews Yossi Leshem, an Israeli ornithologist who maps bird migration patterns in the Middle East. He has saved the Israeli Air Force over half a billion dollars, while making peace along the way. His website contains a flock of information including a migration survey, radar pictures, and video of Lesser Kestrel and Common Kestrel nests.