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Joshua Shavit

Identifying bird species by sound, an app opens new avenues for citizen science

The BirdNET app, a free machine-learning powered tool that can identify over 3,000 birds by simply recording sounds.

Joshua Shavit

Animals may evolve faster than previously thought

How fast can wild animals adapt? Faster than previously thought based on a global study examining rates of evolution in 15 species.

Joseph Shavit

What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong about dinosaurs

One of the most exciting moments of the new Jurassic Park sequel, Jurassic World Dominion, is when Quetzalcoatlus swoops down from the sky.

Joseph Shavit

Stanford engineers create perching bird-bot

Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike, yet birds can land on just about any of them. This ability is of great interest to researchers.

Joseph Shavit

Bird brains left other dinosaurs behind

Today, being birdbrained means forgetting where you left your keys. But 66 million years ago, it meant the difference between life & death