Save
Email
Print
Share
RSSBrowse News Stories
61 to 70 of 1,644 stories
view headlines only
-
Evolution and the Ice Age
February 26, 2013 — Scientists are discovering how the evolution of ecosystems has to be taken into account when speculating between different geological eras. Go back to the time of the dinosaurs or to the ... > full story -
Hummingbird Flight: Two Vortex Trails With One Stroke
February 25, 2013 — As of today, the Wikipedia entry for the hummingbird explains that the bird's flight generates in its wake a single trail of vortices that helps the bird hover. But after conducting experiments with ... > full story -
Exurban Residences Impact Bird Communities Up to 200 Meters Away, Study Finds
February 25, 2013 — According to a new study impacts to bird communities from a single rural, “exurban” residence can extend up to 200 meters into the surrounding forest. The study also determined that ... > full story -
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
Search ScienceDaily
Number of stories in archives: 137,337
more 
