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Rare Find: Feathered Dinosaur Feasted on Flying Food
August 29, 2012 — Researchers found evidence that a feathered, but flightless dinosaur was able to snag and consume small flying ... > full story -
NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' Robotic Prototype Lander Takes 100-Foot Free Flight
August 29, 2012 — With a whistle and a roar, the "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, sailed to an altitude of 100 feet during another successful free flight Aug. 28 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center ... > full story -
Climate Change Could Increase Levels of Avian Influenza in Wild Birds
August 29, 2012 — Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, more intense rainstorms and more frequent heat waves are among the planetary woes that may come to mind when climate change is mentioned. Now, researchers say an ... > full story -
Rock Sparrows React to Infidelity by Singing Louder
August 23, 2012 — Rock sparrows indicate their age and their reproductive success with their songs and react to infidelity with a higher song ... > full story -
Native Landscaping in Urban Areas Can Help Native Birds
August 22, 2012 — The study is one of the first to use quantitative measures and a systematic approach, with 24-hour video monitoring, to assess and compare foraging behavior of common backyard birds in yards in ... > full story -
New Oil Spill Dispersant Made from Ingredients in Peanut Butter, Chocolate, Ice Cream
August 20, 2012 — With concerns about the possible health and environmental effects of oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon disaster still fresh in mind, scientists have developed a new dispersant made from edible ... > full story -
Bird Louse Study Shows How Evolution Sometimes Repeats Itself
August 16, 2012 — Birds of a feather flock together and -- according to a new analysis -- so do their lice. A study of the genetic heritage of avian feather lice indicates that their louse ancestors first colonized a ... > full story -
For Young Birds, Getting Stressed out Can Be a Good Thing
August 13, 2012 — Many studies have found that high levels of hormones that are associated with stress are a sign of poor fitness and reduced chance of survival -- but recent research on young songbirds found that ... > full story -
You Snooze, You Lose: Less Sleep Leads to More Offspring in Male Pectoral Sandpipers
August 9, 2012 — During the breeding season, polygynous male pectoral sandpipers that sleep the least sire the most young. Biologists have now discovered this extraordinary relationship. During three weeks of intense ... > full story -
Transformed X-48c Flies Successfully
August 7, 2012 — The remotely piloted X-48C aircraft successfully flew for the first time Aug. 7 at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert. The aircraft, designed by The Boeing Co. and built by ... > full story
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