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'Early Birds' Adapt To Climate Change
Individual birds can adjust
their behavior to take
climate change in their
stride, according to a study
by scientists from the
University of Oxford. A
study of the great tit
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Platypus Genome Explains Animal's Peculiar Features; Holds Clues To Evolution Of Mammals
The duck-billed platypus:
part bird, part reptile,
part mammal -- and the
genome to prove it.
Scientists have decoded the
... > full story
Birds Can Tell If You Are Watching Them -- Because They Are Watching You
In humans, the eyes are said
to be the 'window to the
soul,' conveying much about
a person's emotions and
intentions. New research
... > full story
Young Songbirds Babble Before They Learn To Sing
Young songbirds babble
before they can mimic an
adult's song, much like
their human counterparts.
Now, in work that offers
insights into how birds --
... > full story
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Seagulls: Are Males The Weaker Sex?
May 8, 2008 — Male seagulls may be more vulnerable to their environment during embryonic development than females. Until now, the sex differences in developmental rate and susceptibility to unfavorable conditions ... > full story -
How Birds Navigate: Research Team Is First To Model Photochemical Compass
April 30, 2008 — Scientists from Arizona State University and the University of Oxford, whose work appears in the April 30 advanced online publication of the journal Nature, have synthesized and studied a ... > full story -
Critically Endangered Seabirds Not Finding Mates
April 29, 2008 — A study into one of the world's rarest seabirds provides knowledge that could help avoid extinction. Molecular analysis of the Critically Endangered Magenta Petrel Pterodroma magentae (also known as ... > full story -
Birds Can Detect Predators Using Smell
April 28, 2008 — Many animal species detect and avoid predators by smell, but this ability has been largely overlooked in the study of birds, since it was traditionally thought that they did not make use of this ... > full story -
For Good Or Ill, Ireland Gains Another Mammal Species
April 28, 2008 — A mammal has been discovered living in Ireland, which has never been seen there before. The shrew, which has been spotted in Tipperary and Limerick, is only the third new mammal to be found on the ... > full story -
Dinosaurs Probably Lacked Tissue To Generate Heat
April 27, 2008 — Scientists have discovered why birds, unlike mammals, lack a tissue that is specialized to generate heat. There is a surprising implication that the same lack of heat-generating tissue may have ... > full story -
Molecular Analysis Confirms Tyrannosaurus Rex's Evolutionary Link To Birds
April 25, 2008 — Putting more meat on the theory that dinosaurs' closest living relatives are modern-day birds, molecular analysis of a shred of 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex protein -- along with that of 21 ... > full story -
Birds Announce Their Sentry Duty To Help Comrades Get A Good Meal
April 23, 2008 — Soldiers on sentry duty in hostile territory keep in regular radio contact with their colleagues to assure them that all is well and that they are safe to carry on their maneuvers. New research in ... > full story -
Mercury In River Moves Into Terrestrial Food Chain Through Spiders Fed To Baby Birds
April 20, 2008 — Songbirds feeding near the contaminated South River are showing high levels of mercury, even though they aren't eating food from the river itself, according to a new article in Science. Mercury is ... > full story -
New Vaccine May Give Long-term Defense Against Deadly Bird Flu And Its Variant Forms
April 20, 2008 — A new vaccine under development may provide protection against highly pathogenic bird flu and its evolving forms, according to researchers who discovered the new preventative drug and have tested it ... > full story
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