Prehistoric bird thought to be extinct returns to the wild
New Zealand’s enigmatic flightless bird that was believed to have vanished from the face of the Earth - numbers are on the rise.
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JJ Shavit
- Jun 24
Hummingbirds drink alcohol and fairly often, study finds
When you fill up your backyard hummingbird feeder with sugary solution, you likely anticipate a flurry of birds drinking their fill.
JD Shavit
- Aug 10, 2022
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.
JD Shavit
- Jul 14, 2022
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.
JJ Shavit
- May 22, 2022
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.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 2, 2021
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.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 2, 2021
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
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