A study by Yale University (USA) suggests that the meteorite that exterminated the dinosaurs 65 million years ago also almost completely eliminated the ancient birds, according to the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). ).
Scientists at the University of Alberta (Canada) have found a handful of Cretaceous feathers trapped in tree resin. The resin became amber and has preserved eleven types of feathers for 80 million years, according to the journal Science published today.
New research, carried out by scientists from the Department of Biology at the University of York, shows that species have responded to climate change up to three times faster than previously assumed. Multitudes of species have moved to the poles, to places where conditions are colder, three times faster than the previously calculated rate, and they have moved to cold altitudes earlier than expected.
The male hubara bustard ('Chlamydotis undulata') has ornamental feathers that it unfurls flamboyantly as it runs to attract a mate. However, this form of courtship comes at a significant cost. Birds that exhibit this behavior age faster, according to a study published in the journal 'Ecology Letters'.
The analysis of fossils of a species of the same family found in China reveals greater similarities of Archeopteryx with the dinosaurs of the genus Deinonychosauria than with birds. The study of the remains of Xiaotingia zhengi ends a theory that lasted 150 years.
Related to the heron and the stork, the hammerhead bird? Scopus umbretta? it is sacred to many African peoples. According to tradition, opposing it means provoking a life full of setbacks and catastrophes.
Austrian researchers have confronted two of the most intelligent birds in the world: the kea ('Nestor notabilis'), an olive-green parrot that lives in New Zealand, and the New Caledonian crow ('Corvus moneduloides'). Don't miss the video!
Birds flap their wings while running to save energy, as shown by a team of experts from the University of Montana (USA) who published their findings in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
