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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
Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks: Influenza Viruses Circulating in Pigs, Birds Could Pose Risk to Humans
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 k ... > full story
Save the Parrots: Macaw Genome Sequenced
In a groundbreaking move
that provides new insight
into avian evolution,
biology and conservation,
researchers have
successfully sequenced the
complete genome of a Scarlet
... > full story
You Are What (and Where) You Eat: Mercury Pollution Threatens Arctic Foxes
New scientific results show
that arctic foxes accumulate
dangerous levels of mercury
if they live in coastal
habitats and feed on prey
... > full story
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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 -
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 -
Counting on Black Crows to Help Us Adapt to Stressful Situations
April 23, 2013 — It’s hard not to catch sight of at least one black crow in the pursuit of our daily lives. For most of us, however, that is where the interaction ends. For one professor that single sighting is ... > full story -
Fish Was on the Menu for Early Flying Dinosaur
April 22, 2013 — New research reveals that Microraptor, a small flying dinosaur, was a complete hunter -- able to swoop down and pick up ... > full story -
Combating H7N9: Using Lessons Learned from Recent Studies on H5N1
April 22, 2013 — Researchers have developed a series of messages for policy makers that are highly relevant to the current ... > full story -
Dinosaur Egg Study Supports Evolutionary Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs: How Troodon Likely Hatched Its Young
April 18, 2013 — A small, bird-like North American dinosaur incubated its eggs in a similar way to brooding birds -- bolstering the evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs, researchers have ... > full story
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