How Do Birds Know When to Migrate?
Lengthening days set off a cascade of events in migratory birds that culminates in the birth of a clutch of chicks.....»»
WhatsApp for iOS plans to bring Stories-like feature to the chat list
WhatsApp for iOS is always working on a handful of new features. Over this year, the app introduced Reactions, the ability to migrate the chat history from iOS to Android (and vice versa), and many more other features. But now, Mark Zuckerberg’s m.....»»
Tropical and desert grasses may migrate further south
The maximum summer temperature and the amount of rainfall in summer are the two climate factors that determine the type of native grass that grows in a region, Australian researchers have found in a recent study......»»
Revelations from 17-million-year-old ape teeth could lead to new insights on early human evolution
The timing and intensity of the seasons shapes life all around us, including tool use by birds, the evolutionary diversification of giraffes, and the behavior of our close primate relatives......»»
Breeding biology of giant Australian mihirung birds paved way to extinction
Big bones from the extinct "thunder bird" or dromornithid, excavated in the northern reaches of the Flinders Ranges and near Alice Springs, have yielded new insights into their slow breeding patterns......»»
Detailed record of ancient British birds reveals potential rewilding candidates
Figuring out which species are natural, where they used to live, and when they went extinct is central to our understanding of how humans, the environment and the climate have shaped the U.K. over the past few million years......»»
Veterinary researcher answers five questions about botulism
During warm summers, the news media frequently reports on mortality among aquatic birds and fish as a result of botulism. Miriam Koene from Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) studies this bacterial disease. She answers five frequently asked que.....»»
Can you train a parrot to use Alexa, and should you?
Can parrots use Alexa voice commands to control Echos or even order items? You may be surprised just what these intelligent birds can get away with -- and how......»»
Canada"s Hudson Bay a summer refuge for thousands of belugas
Half a dozen beluga whales dive and reemerge around tourist paddle boards in Canada's Hudson Bay, a handful of about 55,000 of the creatures that migrate from the Arctic to the bay's more temperate waters each summer......»»
Social connection drives learning in bird brain
Juvenile zebra finches learn songs directly from a tutor—usually their father—through a social interaction that keeps them motivated and on-task. Young birds who simply hear the songs through a speaker, without the tutor's one-on-one instruction,.....»»
Researchers unravel cell biology through artificial intelligence
For our cells to proliferate, differentiate or migrate, the nucleus needs the help of its cytoskeleton, the scaffold surrounding the nucleus which provides cells with shape and solid structure. The disruption of this strong coupling, such as the disl.....»»
First synthetic embryos: The scientific breakthrough raises serious ethical questions
Children, even some who are too young for school, know you can't make a baby without sperm and an egg. But a team of researchers in Israel have called into question the basics of what we teach children about the birds and the bees, and created a mous.....»»
These unusual moths migrate over thousands of kilometers. We tracked them to reveal their secret navigational skills
Migratory insects number in the trillions. They're a major part of global ecosystems, helping to transport nutrients and pollen across continents—and often traveling thousands of kilometers in the process......»»
Bird behavior influenced by human activity during COVID-19 lockdowns
For humans, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were a stressful time, marked by fear, isolation, canceled plans and uncertainty. But for birds that inhabit developed areas of the Pacific Northwest, the reduction in noise and commotion from pande.....»»
Amazon Drive is shutting down on December 31, 2023
Customers still using Amazon Drive are expected to migrate to Amazon Photos and have until December 31, 2023, to save their stored files.Amazon Drive is shutting downThe Amazon Drive service is ending, and customers have to take action to prevent dat.....»»
Intel gets IFS order while MediaTek gets multiple birds with one stone
Just as the world awaits the US Senate vote on the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, Intel announced that Taiwan-based fabless company MediaTek has become a customer of its foundry service business. The wi.....»»
Rare plants attract rare bees and birds in urban gardens
Urban gardens can be hotspots for biodiversity in cities, but little is known about what drives the biodiversity of species existing at the smallest frequencies, or rare biodiversity. Rare plant species in urban gardens attract rare bee and bird spec.....»»
Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species
A Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an "invasive alien species," citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife......»»
Competition limits the ranges of mountain birds
A new study helps reveal why tropical mountain birds occupy such narrow elevation ranges, a mystery that has puzzled scientists for centuries. While many assumed temperature was responsible for these limited distributions, the latest research suggest.....»»
Meet Qikiqtania, a fossil fish with the good sense to stay in the water while others ventured onto land
Approximately 365 million years ago, one group of fishes left the water to live on land. These animals were early tetrapods, a lineage that would radiate to include many thousands of species including amphibians, birds, lizards and mammals. Human bei.....»»
Climate patterns thousands of miles away affect US bird migration
Every spring, migratory birds arrive in the continental United States from south and central America to breed. But precisely when they arrive each spring varies from year to year. In a NASA-led study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorol.....»»