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 ...
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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 ...
Non-social jays surprise scientists by learning as skillfully as birds living in groups
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The California scrub-jay, a generally non-social bird, can learn just as well as another species of jay ...
Higher levels of biodiversity appear to reduce extinction risk in birds
A new University of Michigan study has found that higher levels of biodiversity—the enormous variety of life on Earth and ...
Fight or flight? How birds are helping to reveal the mysteries of evolution
AMHERST, Mass. – New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst uncovers the negative link between flightworthiness and fight-worthiness in ...
Researchers predict population trends of birds worldwide
In a study published in Ibis, investigators combined the power of big data and machine learning, a type of artificial ...
Common traits of the species vulnerable to extinction identified in new analysis of mammals, birds and plants
Common traits of the species vulnerable to extinction identified in new analysis of mammals, birds and plants Credit: Jacob Plumb, ...
Following the inner compass: How birds find their ways to foreign lands
How migratory animals find their way to the wintering grounds, thousands of kilometers apart from their breeding ground, is a ...
New fossil birds discovered near China’s Great Wall – one had a movable, sensitive “chin”
Approximately 80 miles from the westernmost reach of China’s Great Wall, paleontologists found relics of an even more ancient world. ...
Emily Cohen awarded NSF CAREER Award to study migrating birds as communities
FROSTBURG, MD (February 14, 2022)—The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Assistant Professor Emily Cohen a ...
Brainy birds may fare better under climate change
Many North American migratory birds are shrinking in size as temperatures have warmed over the past 40 years. But those ...
New research on famous “supertramp” birds in Southeast Asia offers fresh insights into the evolution of wide-ranging animals
Beautiful “supertramp” birds in Southeast Asia are providing unique insights into how evolution is linked to flight ability and competition. ...
National Award Honors research leading to habitat restoration for people, birds
In Missouri, USDA Forest Service science was instrumental in habitat restoration, culminating in the reintroduction of a songbird that had ...
Lost birds and mammals spell doom for some plants
HOUSTON – (Jan. 13, 2022) – In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers have gauged how biodiversity ...
Birds’ dazzling iridescence tied to nanoscale tweak of feather structure
The iridescent shimmer that makes birds such as peacocks and hummingbirds so striking is rooted in a natural nanostructure so ...
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Reinvigorating ‘lost cause’ exhausted T cells could improve cancer immunotherapy
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A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without new equipment
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New research on the emergence of the first complex cells challenges orthodoxy
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New insights on how some individuals with obesity can lose weight – and keep it off
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Researchers fabricate cobalt copper catalysts for methane on metal-organic framework Contributes to goal of methane production from carbon dioxide emissions
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Testosterone promotes ‘cuddling,’ not just aggression, animal study finds