It appears as though the song ‘Love Is In The Air’ may be nothing more than a lie.

Not in the sense that people are falling out of love, but specifically that there has been an increase in the separation of bird couples; lovers in the air, if you will.

This surprising development of mass heartbreak was found in research from Macquarie University. A key researcher in this study, Frigg Speelman, joins Danny Chifley to explain the cause of this tragic tale.