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Study Analyzes Only Known Footage of the Largest Woodpecker That Ever Lived
October 26, 2011 — Most believe the imperial woodpecker faded unseen into history in the late 20th century in the high mountains of Mexico. But now the largest woodpecker that ever lived can be seen once more in an ... > full story -
Elaborate Bird Plumage Due to Testosterone?
October 21, 2011 — In many bird species males have a more elaborate plumage than females. This elaborate plumage is often used to signal body condition, to intimidate rivals or to attract potential mates. In many cases ... > full story -
Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Family Tree for Most-Endangered Bird Family in the World Determined
October 20, 2011 — Using one of the largest DNA data sets for a group of birds and employing next-generation sequencing methods, Smithsonian scientists and collaborators have determined the evolutionary family tree for ... > full storyMore: -
West Nile Virus Transmission Linked to Land Use Patterns and 'Super-Spreaders'
October 20, 2011 — After its initial appearance in New York in 1999, West Nile virus spread across the United States in just a few years and is now well established throughout North and South America. Researchers have ... > full story -
Mental Time-Travel in Birds
October 18, 2011 — Some tropical birds collect their prey at army ant raids, where massive swarms of ants sweep through the forest and drive out insects. The behavior of interest is called bivouac checking; it allows ... > full story -
Heart Disease Linked to Evolutionary Changes That May Have Protected Early Mammals from Trauma
October 18, 2011 — Can a bird have a heart attack? A new study suggests that cardiovascular disease may be an unfortunate consequence of mammalian evolution. The study demonstrates that the same features of blood ... > full story -
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: -
Deep-Reef Coral Hates the Light, Prefers the Shade
October 16, 2011 — Bird's nest coral is common throughout the Indo-Pacific and is able to live across a range of depths. New research used genetic and photosynthetic analysis to demonstrate that the genetic differences ... > full story -
A Step Towards New Vaccines for Most Important Chicken Parasite
October 13, 2011 — Researchers have taken the first step in developing a new type of vaccine to protect chickens against coccidiosis, the most important parasite of poultry globally. A vaccine of this type -- based on ... > full story -
Sugar High for Bees
October 12, 2011 — Mathematicians have found that efficient feeding depends on how sugary a flower's nectar is, and whether an animal dips or sucks the nectar out. The researchers found that animals such as bees, which ... > full story
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