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ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION IN BIRDS
A wind farm in Poland became so loud that local birds started singing louder to compete with the noiseWind farms are impacting bird populations. Birds are altering their songs to be heard over turbine noise, a costly adaptation. Some species...- Rare Pulaosaurus qinglong fossil suggests some dinosaurs may have sounded like birds and shared similar vocal anatomyA newly discovered fossil of Pulaosaurus qinglong, a small plant-eating dinosaur, reveals a bony voice box similar to modern birds. This fi...
- Why do robins start singing before sunrise, and what science says about itEuropean robins and their North American cousins begin singing before dawn, a behavior scientists attribute to biological, environmental, a...
- This fossilized Pinacosaurus larynx is quietly dismantling the dinosaur roar Hollywood sold us for decadesA rare fossil discovery is changing our understanding of dinosaur sounds. Scientists found a fossilized larynx from an ankylosaur named Pin...
- The Surprising Reason T. rex May Have Sounded More Like a BirdPopular culture imagines a roaring T. rex. However, scientists suggest this is fiction. Fossil evidence does not support loud roars. Instea...
- Chainsaw in a Forest… but No Machine? What’s Really Making That Sound in Australia ExplainedImagine hearing a chainsaw in a quiet Australian forest – it might just be a lyrebird! These remarkable birds possess an incredibly flexibl...
- How Researchers Are Using AI to Map the Hidden Structure of Animal CommunicationA groundbreaking computational tool, Chatter, is revolutionizing the study of animal communication. By analyzing vocalizations as continuou...
- Scientists Discover Elephants Use “Names” — And They Actually Respond When CalledElephants may use 'names' to address each other, new research suggests. Scientists found that wild African savanna elephants use specific v...
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