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Supersonic Laminar Flow Tests Continue on NASA's F-15B
NASA Dryden Flight Research
Center's F-15B Research
Testbed aircraft has been
busy this spring, flying an
experimental test fixture in
partnership with Aerion
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Lost in Translocation? How Bird Song Could Help Save Species
Translocation -- or moving
animals to safer places --
is a vital tool for saving
species from extinction.
Many factors influence the
success of these new
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Bird's Playlist Could Signal Mental Strengths and Weaknesses
Having the biggest playlist
doesn't make a male songbird
the brainiest of the bunch,
a new study shows. In a
series of problem-solving
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Mum and Dad Dinosaurs Shared the Work
A study into the brooding
behavior of birds has
revealed their dinosaur
ancestors shared the load
when it came to incubation
of eggs. ... > full story
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Predicting Infectious Influenza
May 20, 2013 — A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a new ... > full story -
Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks: Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs, Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans
May 10, 2013 — In the summer of 1968, a new strain of influenza appeared in Hong Kong. This strain, known as H3N2, spread around the globe and eventually killed an estimated 1 million people. A new study reveals ... > full story -
Save the Parrots: Macaw Genome Sequenced
May 8, 2013 — In a groundbreaking move that provides new insight into avian evolution, biology and conservation, researchers have successfully sequenced the complete genome of a Scarlet macaw for the first ... > full story -
The More Feathers a Male Sparrow Carries to the Nest, the More Eggs the Female Will Lay
May 7, 2013 — A new study has found that female sparrows will invest more energy into laying eggs according to the male's ability to fill the nest with feathers which serve to insulate the chicks from the cold and ... > full story -
You Are What (and Where) You Eat: Mercury Pollution Threatens Arctic Foxes
May 6, 2013 — New scientific results show that arctic foxes accumulate dangerous levels of mercury if they live in coastal habitats and feed on prey which lives in the ... > full story -
Risks of H7N9 Infection Mapped
May 3, 2013 — A map of avian influenza (H7N9) risk has just been completed. The map is composed of bird migration patterns, and adding in estimations of poultry production and consumption, which are used to infer ... > full story -
Tone-Deaf Female Cowbirds Change Flock Behavior, Disrupt Social Networks
May 1, 2013 — Female cowbirds incapable of recognizing high-quality male songs can alter the behavior of flock-mates of either sex and disrupt overall social structure, according to new ... > full story -
Bird Fossil Sheds Light on How Swift and Hummingbird Flight Came to Be
May 1, 2013 — A tiny bird fossil discovered in Wyoming offers clues to the precursors of swift and hummingbird wings. The fossil is unusual in having exceptionally well-preserved feathers, which allowed the ... > full story -
Behavior of Seabirds During Migration Revealed
April 30, 2013 — The behavior of seabirds during migration -- including patterns of foraging, rest and flight -- has been revealed in new detail using novel computational analyses and tracking ... > full story -
Ecology Buys Time for Evolution: Climate Change Disrupts Songbird's Timing Without Impacting Population Size (Yet)
April 25, 2013 — Songbird populations can handle far more disrupting climate change than expected. Density-dependent processes are buying them time for their battle. But without (slow) evolutionary rescue it will not ... > full story
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