Why so many colorful little warblers? These 2 genes
"Wood warblers are an incredibly colorful and diverse group of birds, with more than a hundred species in total." Here's why.
Nov. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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Why so many colorful little warblers? These 2 genes
"Wood warblers are an incredibly colorful and diverse group of birds, with more than a hundred species in total." Here's why.
Nov. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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How do geese know how to fly south for the winter?
Geese honk loudly and point their bills toward the sky when they're ready to start the migration. Here's how they know it's time, how they navigate and how they conserve energy on the grueling trip.
Nov. 16, 2020 • ~8 min
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Curious Kids: How did some animals evolve wings to fly?
Today's birds evolved from feathered dinosaurs.
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~5 min
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Colorful bird feathers may explain evolution paradox
"Ever-increasing specialization and precision should be an evolutionary dead end, but that is not the case." Bird feathers may solve the evolution mystery.
Aug. 14, 2020 • ~9 min
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Blue dye from red beets – chemists devise a new pigment option
A simple chemical reaction turns the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue dye.
April 3, 2020 • ~5 min
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Blue dye from red beets – chemists devise a safer new pigment option
A simple chemical reaction turns the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue dye.
April 3, 2020 • ~5 min
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Blue dye from red beets
Chemists have turned the red pigment of beets into a new, nontoxic blue pigment.
April 3, 2020 • ~5 min
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Feathery dino from New Mexico was one of the last raptors
A newly discovered dinosaur called Dineobellator notohesperus was one of the last species of raptor. It also had feathers, researchers say.
March 26, 2020 • ~5 min
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Ancient bird skull found in amber was tiny predator in the time of giant dinosaurs
The skull of Oculudentavis, found encased in amber, provides new clues into the transition from dinosaurs to birds and may be smallest of either ever found.
March 11, 2020 • ~7 min
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