Birds-of-paradise are sending secret color signals invisible to human eyes, scientists say
Birds-of-paradise are even colorful in the dark, with feathers and body parts that glow a brilliant yellow-green under ...
Hundreds of species infected with bird flu, not just chickens, cows, humans | Fact check
Bird flu infects many species, including wild animals, according to the United Nations. Ducks, quail and at least one eagle ...
Birds of paradise glow on mating parade
In a study published Tuesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers found evidence of biofluorescence in most ...
Widespread biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise suggests enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship displays
New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the ...
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Biodiversity and birds with backpacks; what you need to know about the state's endangered species
Nearly two dozen new species were added to the Massachusetts Endangered Species List by wildlife officials in 2024. "Most of ...
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Birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent
New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on specimens collected since the 1800s, finds biofluorescence in 37 of the ...
Vulture culture: Why these often-reviled birds are really needed by nature
Seen as harbingers of death and disease, staples of horror films and Halloween decor, vultures actually play an important ...
Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now
When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...
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Birds-of-paradise are sending secret color signals invisible to human eyes, scientists say
Researchers described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise, found only in remote tropical forests and woodland habitats of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and ...
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As seasons change in Eagle County, so do the melodies of birds
Much like how the colors in our landscapes change from season to season, you may have also noticed a shift throughout the ...
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These eBird Checklists Document Some of the Last Sightings of Extinct U.S. Species
As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.
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SC's saltmarsh sparrows are going extinct. What do they tell us about a changing climate?
Since the late 2000s, he and a devoted group of volunteers have banded tens of thousands of birds across Kiawah to better understand the avian species that inhabit this sea island. The Post and ...