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Robotic Bug Gets Wings, Sheds Light on Evolution of Flight
October 17, 2011 — When engineers outfitted a six-legged robotic bug with wings in an effort to improve its mobility, they unexpectedly shed some light on the evolution of flight. The wings nearly doubled the running ... > full storyMore: -
Across the Atlantic on Flotsam: New Fossil Findings Shed Light on the Origins of the Mysterious Bird Hoatzin
October 4, 2011 — Scientists have examined fossil relatives of the South American Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), which point to African origins for the enigmatic ... > full story -
Child Abuse in Birds: Study Documents 'Cycle of Violence' in Nature
October 3, 2011 — For one species of seabird in the Galapagos, the child abuse "cycle of violence" found in humans plays out in the wild. The new study of Nazca boobies provides the first evidence from the animal ... > full story -
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galápagos: Co-Evolution of Galápagos Mockingbirds and Their Parasites
October 3, 2011 — Along with the famous finches the Galápagos mockingbirds had a great influence on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now, 176 years later, three of the four mockingbird species are among ... > full story -
Weeds Are Vital to the Existence of Farmland Species, Study Finds
September 29, 2011 — Weeds, which are widely deemed as a nuisance plant, are vital to the existence of many farmland species, according to a new study. Since many weeds produce flowers and seed, they are an integral part ... > full story -
Feathered Friends Help Wild Birds Innovate
September 26, 2011 — Larger groups of great and blue tits are better at solving problems than smaller ones, scientists have found. The researchers believe that this is probably because the larger the group, the more ... > full story -
Feathered Friends Are Far from Bird-Brained When Building Nests
September 25, 2011 — Nest-building is not just instinctive but is a skill that birds learn from experience, research suggests. Scientists filmed male Southern Masked Weaver birds in Botswana as they built multiple nests ... > full story -
Smells May Help Birds Find Their Homes, Avoid Inbreeding; Research May Bring Help to Endangered Species
September 21, 2011 — Birds may have a more highly developed sense of smell than researchers previously thought, contend scholars who have found that penguins may use smell to determine if they are related to a potential ... > full story -
Primitive Birds Shared Dinosaurs' Fate
September 19, 2011 — A new study puts an end to the longstanding debate about how archaic birds went extinct, suggesting they were virtually wiped out by the same meteorite impact that put an end to dinosaurs 65 million ... > full story -
Pigeon 'Milk' Contains Antioxidants and Immune-Enhancing Proteins
September 19, 2011 — Production of crop milk, a secretion from the crops of parent birds, is rare among birds and, apart from pigeons, is only found in flamingos and male emperor penguins. Essential for the growth and ... > full story
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