• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 12th, 2010
Climate Change Could Make Birds Smaller

Climate Change Could Make Birds Smaller

The conclusion belongs to a study performed in the US

Bird-Like Wrists Found in Dinosaurs

Bird-Like Wrists Found in Dinosaurs

They appeared long before the creatures took to the skies

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 18th, 2010
Small Birds Could Use Some Extra Fat

Small Birds Could Use Some Extra Fat

Especially if they are migrating

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2010
Some Ornamental Feathers Act Like Whiskers

Some Ornamental Feathers Act Like Whiskers

The conclusion belongs to a new study on auklets

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2010
Possible Solutions for Protecting Penguins

Possible Solutions for Protecting Penguins

Marine Protected Areas could work

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 10th, 2010
Birds May Have Not Evolved from Dinosaurs

Birds May Have Not Evolved from Dinosaurs

It might have been the other way around

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2010
Migration Patterns Disrupted by Climate Change

Migration Patterns Disrupted by Climate Change

Various offsets begin to take place

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 26th, 2010
Birds Evolved out of Dinosaurs Leaping from Trees

Birds Evolved out of Dinosaurs Leaping from Trees

And not the ground, as previously suggested

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2010
Crows Proven to Use Tools in the Wild

Crows Proven to Use Tools in the Wild

More and more animals are discovered to have this ability

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2010
Sleep Builds Birds' Memories Too

Sleep Builds Birds' Memories Too

Just as it does in humans

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 22nd, 2009
Dinosaurs May Have Been Venomous

Dinosaurs May Have Been Venomous

They stored the venom inside their fangs

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 21st, 2009
Why Birds Care for Some Offspring over Others

Why Birds Care for Some Offspring over Others

They need to "cut" their losses

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 4th, 2009
How Feeding Birds Splits Them into New Species

How Feeding Birds Splits Them into New Species

The process is being observed by scientists

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 3rd, 2009
How Raptors Evolved Their Killing Talons

How Raptors Evolved Their Killing Talons

Experts study the birds' history

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2009
Warm Blood May Have Flown Through Dinosaurs

Warm Blood May Have Flown Through Dinosaurs

This may have been the key to their success

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2009
Twilight Makes Birds Blind to Colors

Twilight Makes Birds Blind to Colors

The conclusion belongs to a new study

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 29th, 2009
Birds Apparently Use Light for Migration Guidance

Birds Apparently Use Light for Migration Guidance

Some studies suggested they used magnetic fields

 
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