Human-driven extinction cost New Zealand 50 million years’ worth of bird evolution
Losses include but are not limited to those giant eagles at the end of Lord of the Rings.
Tag: bird
Animals can experience post-traumatic stress disorder from exposure to predators
"Our findings support both the notion that PTSD is not unnatural, and that long-lasting effects of predator-induced fear with likely ...
Some seagulls will steal your food unless you stare them in the eyes
It's like a game of chicken where the winner gets to eat your chips.
What’s the difference between birds and mammals
The differences are too many to say all at once.
Fossil Friday: bird encased in amber has an unique, “extreme” toe
The bird's hyper-elongated third toe is longer than its whole lower leg, the authors report.
Russian scientists find the first ever giant bird fossils in Europe
A giant bird that used to weigh half a tonne up until 2 million years ago was found by scientists ...
Birds also prefer fancier neighborhoods — as long as there’s enough green space
The "luxury effect" also propagates across animals.
Paleontologists find 110-million-year-old bird fossil with unlaid egg still inside it
A unique find that sheds new light on the reproductive abilities of ancient birds.
The amazing Lyrebird can not only mimic other birds, but also chainsaws, theme songs, and car alarms — anything, basically
Meet the incredible lyrebird from Australia. And you thought parrots were cool....
Oldest feather does not belong to Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx remains a key link in dinosaur-bird evolution, but maybe it wasn't all that unique.
Engineers study the in-depth structure of wings to make better adhesive materials
"We believe that these structures could serve as inspiration for an interlocking one-directional adhesive or a material with directionally tailored ...
Rats and pigeons are slowly replacing iconic species, and it’s our fault
The "losers" are exactly the ones you want to protect.
Cockatoos can create and manipulate tools, study suggests
Bird-brain? Hardly an insult.
Dinosaurs laid colored eggs and passed this trait on to birds, new study shows
Dinosaurs developed colored eggs for the first and only time in history, a new study suggests.
Neanderthal child was eaten by giant bird
Talk about a gruesome story -- yikes!
Scientists discover new hummingbird species and it’s almost extinct already
A remarkable finding, already highly vulnerable.
Biologists discover new bird species in Africa — and it’s already in trouble
There's some good news, but also a lot of bad news.
How birds stay slim even when they overeat
It's not only about what you eat -- it's also about how you use that food.
Scientists analyzed the composition of dinosaur DNA — and it’s really similar to birds’
Life, uhm, finds a way.
Small arms, tongue-tied: T-Rex couldn’t stick its tongue out
Put that tongue back in, Jurassic Park!
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Microplastics are now snowing over the Arctic
There's no place spared from our pollution when it falls from the sky.
Fossil Friday: leg bones lead to extinct giant penguin in New Zealand
New Zealand isn't a stranger to extinct big birds.
Hydrogen-powered aircraft with 500 miles range is set to disrupt aviation
Air travel is surging around the world. Our only shot at decarbonizing the industry is to radically change the way...
