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Great Backyard Bird Count Goes Global, Shatters Records
February 21, 2013 — Bird watchers from 101 countries made history in the first global Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 15 to 18. In the largest worldwide bird count ever, bird watchers set new records, counting more than ... > full story -
Common Swifts Make Mysterious Twilight Ascents
February 21, 2013 — Common swifts climb to altitudes of up to 2.5 km both at dawn and dusk. This unexpected behavior was discovered by a ... > full story -
Low-Pitched Song Indicates Fairy-Wren Size
February 20, 2013 — A male fairy-wren's low pitch song indicates body size, a new study has ... > full story -
Tough, Light and Strong: Lessons from Nature Could Lead to the Creation of New Materials
February 14, 2013 — In a sweeping review of the field of bio-inspired engineering and biomimicry, two engineers have identified three characteristics of biological materials that they believe engineers would do well to ... > full story -
Roots of Language in Human and Bird Biology: Genes Activated for Human Speech Similar to Ones Used by Singing Songbirds
February 14, 2013 — The neuroanatomy of human speech and bird song share structural features, behaviors and now gene expression ... > full story -
New Owl Species Discovered in Indonesia Is Unique to One Island
February 13, 2013 — A new owl is the first endemic bird species discovered on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, according to new ... > full story -
Busy Beavers Give Canada Geese a Lift, Study Shows
February 13, 2013 — A new study shows that busy beavers are helping Canada geese get an earlier start when the birds fly home and begin spring ... > full story -
Blackbirds in the Spotlight: City Birds That Experience Light at Night Are Ready to Breed Earlier Than Their Rural Cousins
February 13, 2013 — City birds that experience light at night are ready to breed earlier than their rural ... > full story -
Chick Magnet? Nest Diet Has Big Impact on Attractiveness of Hihi Birds
February 12, 2013 — Chicks that stock up on their five-a-day outshine their love rivals in later life, a new study shows. The research reveals that male hihi birds develop more colourful and attractive breeding feathers ... > full story -
Climate Change Affects the Flight Period of Butterflies in Massachusetts
February 12, 2013 — Biologists have found that butterflies show signs of being affected by climate change in a way similar to plants and bees, but not birds, in the Northeast United States. The researchers focused on ... > full story
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