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Bird Flu Mutation Study Offers Vaccine Clue
April 8, 2013 — Scientists have described small genetic changes that enable the H5N1 bird flu virus to replicate more easily in the noses of ... > full story -
Lunar Cycle Determines Hunting Behavior of Nocturnal Gulls
March 27, 2013 — Zooplankton, small fish and squid spend hardly any time at the surface when there's a full moon. To protect themselves from their natural enemies, they hide deeper down in the water on bright nights, ... > full story -
Fewer Children Mean Longer Life?
March 27, 2013 — New research into aging processes, based on modern genetic techniques, confirms theoretical expectations about the correlation between reproduction and lifespan. Studies of birds reveal that those ... > full story -
What a Bunch of Dodos! Catastrophic Mass Extinction of Birds in Pacific Islands Followed Arrival of First People
March 25, 2013 — The demise of the dodo is one of the better known bird extinctions in the world, but its sad fate was anticipated a thousand times over by its Pacific ... > full storyMore: -
Sleep Consolidation of Interfering Auditory Memories in Starlings
March 20, 2013 — Sleep plays an important role in the brain’s ability to consolidate learning when two new potentially competing tasks are learned in the same day, according to a new study that measured ... > full story -
Where, Oh Where, Has the Road Kill Gone?
March 18, 2013 — Millions of birds die in the US each year as they collide with moving vehicles, but things have been looking up, at least in the case of cliff swallows. Today's swallows are hit less often, thanks to ... > full story -
Hovering Is a Bother for Bees: Fast Flight Is More Stable
March 14, 2013 — Bumblebees are much more unstable when they hover than when they fly fast, according to new research. Scientists used a mathematical model to analyze the way bumblebees fly at different speeds, ... > full story -
Doing Business With a Parrot: Self-Control Observed in Cockatoos
March 13, 2013 — Scientists have for the first time succeeded in observing self-control in ... > full story -
Spiders, Not Birds, May Drive Evolution of Some Butterflies
March 12, 2013 — Butterflies are among the most vibrant insects, with colorations sometimes designed to deflect predators. New research shows some of these defenses may be driven by enemies one-tenth their ... > full story -
How Birds of Different Feathers Flock Together
March 7, 2013 — When different species of birds flock together, their flight formations are determined by social dynamics both between and within ... > full story
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