Birds warned of food shortages by neighbor birds change physiology and behavior to prepare
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Songbirds learning from nearby birds that food supplies might be growing short respond by changing their physiology ...
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Birds win in coffee landscapes with forests and shade trees
A new study finds that two conservation strategies provide complementary benefits to native birds found in coffee-growing regions. Setting aside ...
Automated drones could scare birds off agricultural fields
PROSSER, Wash. - In the future, cameras could spot blackbirds feeding on grapes in a vineyard and launch drones to ...
First Australians ate giant eggs of huge flightless birds, ancient proteins confirm
Proteins extracted from fragments of prehistoric eggshell found in the Australian sands confirm that the continent’s earliest humans consumed the ...
Some nomadic birds look for social cues to stop migrating
PULLMAN, Wash. – Birds of a feather not only flock together but also appear to settle down together. A study ...
Noisy jackdaw birds reach “consensus” before taking off
On cold, dark winter mornings, small black crows known as jackdaws can be heard calling loudly to one another from ...
Poll the audience: Using data from citizen science to keep wild birds in flight
Using the eyes and ears of public volunteers can stretch the reach of science, according to a new analysis from Erica Stuber ...
Aerodynamics of perching birds could inform aircraft design
If you have ever watched a bird land on a tree branch, you may have noticed that it rapidly pitches ...
Two birds with one stone: a refined bioinformatic analysis can estimate gene copy-number variations from epigenetic data
Barcelona, May 11th, 2022. A team led by Dr. Manel Esteller, Director of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, has ...
A midge fly can be a source of currently used pesticides for birds, bats
Non-biting midges are the tiny flies that swarm together as thick masses around lakes and streams, annoying passers-by in warm ...
How will climate change affect where high-elevation Alpine birds live?
A recent study published in Global Change Biology has examined where climate-sensitive bird species dependent on high-elevation habitats might survive ...
The shape of things to come: tropical birds are changing because of us
Hainan has a unique tropical environment with abundant biodiversity and is home to over 400 species of birds. The island ...
Collision hotspots for migrating birds revealed in new study
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) highlights the areas in Europe and North Africa where the ...
Vegetarian birds more sociable than insect eaters, shows research
Weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects, suggests ...
The secret to better coffee? The birds and the bees
A groundbreaking new study finds that coffee beans are bigger and more plentiful when birds and bees team up to ...
Like father like child – male parents lead young birds on first migration
GPS tracking of Caspian terns showed that male parents carry the main responsibility for leading young during their first migration ...
Birds are laying their eggs earlier, and climate change is to blame
Spring is in the air. Birds are singing and beginning to build their nests. It happens every year, like clockwork. ...
Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella strains not seen in migrating wild birds
Although many wild birds carry Salmonella, the strains of the bacteria they convey usually do not harbor antimicrobial-resistance genes, according ...
One bird’s joy is another bird’s sorrow
Ruffs are characterized by three supergene variants that lead to different appearances and courtship behavior in males. Whether these variants ...
Birds of prey populations across Europe suppressed by lead poisoning from gun ammunition – study
Poisoning caused by preying on or scavenging animals shot by hunters using lead ammunition has left the populations of many ...
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How to MRI your dragon: Illinois researchers develop first bearded dragon brain atlas
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Immune molecules from a llama could provide protection against a vast array of SARS-like viruses including COVID-19, researchers say
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Researchers perform non-line-of-sight ghost imaging with human vision
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Unique blend of comics and humor is key to success of public awareness posters in Singapore, finds Singapore-US researchers
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Human urine-derived stem cells have robust regenerative potential
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Researchers develop word-score model capable of estimating hidden hearing loss