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Birds have long been our inspiration for flight, and researchers at Princeton University have found a new trick in their arsenal: covert feathers. These small feathers on top of birds’ …read more Continue reading Small Feathers, Big Effects: Reducing Stall Speeds With Strips Of Plastic
Whether you’re an avid birder or just a casual observer of the native feathered friends that visit your neck of the woods, you can now set up the ultimate high-tech feeding and water station that’s also incredibly low-maintenance. However, you might en… Continue reading Ultimate bird hangout has smart feeders, pool and 24/7 video stream
For the 60th year in a row, the Natural History Museum of London has held its Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. And for the 60th year in a row, the images are guaranteed to stir your love of the natural world and the animals that live in it.Con… Continue reading Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners go full-on animalistic
A daredevil seabird species has learnt to harness the insane power of hurricanes, seeking out storms over the ocean to ‘ride’ them for their own benefit. It’s the first time this behavior has been observed, and now has scientists wondering if it’s far … Continue reading Thrill-seeking seabirds are now enthusiastically flying into hurricanes
It hasn’t been a great year for birds, from the ongoing avian influenza crisis to other more subtle changes such as shifts in insect and fish availability resulting in smaller clutches and offspring. With two-thirds of North American species now threat… Continue reading Birdlife in the balance: Winners of the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards
Geese have a reputation for being aggressive, unpleasant birds, so imagine one that’s more than 2 m (6.6 ft) tall and weighs about 230 kg (507 lb). That’s Genyornis newtoni, an Ice Age “thunder bird” from Australia, for which scientists have now found … Continue reading Colossal skull discovery shows that “thunder bird” was a giant goose
Researchers have tracked muscle contractions in a bird’s vocal tract, and reconstructed the song it was silently singing in its sleep. The resulting audio is a very specific call, allowing the team to figure out what the bird’s dream was about.Continue… Continue reading Birds sing in their sleep – and now we can decipher their dreams
No-one has seen the Yellow-crested Helmetshrike for about 20 years. That changed when researchers embarked on a six-week expedition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and captured the dramatic-looking yellow-topped bird in its first-known photo.Co… Continue reading Striking “lost” bird species found and featured in first-known photo
It’s a sad fact that birds are often killed when they collide with unseen overhead power lines. A new system is designed to keep that from happening, by using a drone and a robot to make those lines more visible.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Tech… Continue reading Drone-deployed Mini LineFly robot crawls power lines to save birds
A brand new photography competition has released its first ever batch of winners and finalists, and there are some truly stunning images in the mix. A portrait of a playful sea lion has taken the top gong in the inaugural Nature Photography Contest, wh… Continue reading Shy sea lion and orangutan operation lead Nature Photo Contest wins