Birds of a feather: Unexpected relationships take flight in the face of climate change
The pressures of climate change may be strengthening bonds between unlikely allies in Central Australia's bird community as ...
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Birds-of-Paradise Feathers Are More Than Flashy—They Glow
Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light ...
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When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers, scientists discover
and kiwi birds. In a study in the journal Evolution, researchers compared the feathers and bodies of different species of ...
Bird Feather-Like Flaps Could Be Fitted To Planes In The Future
A team of researchers from Princeton University is exploring how feather-like flaps on aircraft wings could improve stability ...
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When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers
When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers Date: February 27, 2025 Source: Field Museum Summary: Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum ...
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From dinosaurs to birds, the origin of feathers remains a mystery
Feathered dinosaurs were first reported in the 1990s, but many mysteries remain about how and when feathers emerged.
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How fish biologists discovered birds of paradise have fluorescent feathers
A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.
Los Angeles Times6d
Smoke detectors in the sky: Will wildfire affect bird behavior?
Shultz gently lifted it from the tray. “You see how this is black, and this is black,” she said, delicately pointing at the bird’s soiled feathers with a gloved finger. More than a century ...