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A 148-million-year-old Jurassic fossil discovered in China may have solved one of evolution's biggest mysteries about how birds evolved from dinosaursResearchers have described a new Jurassic bird species, Zhengheornis buyu, discovered in Fujian Province, China. The 148-million-year-old f...- This 121-million-year-old bird had tail feathers twice its body length just to get a datePaleontologists have discovered Plumadraco bankoorum, a new species of bird from 121 million years ago in China. This "feather dragon" poss...
- Researchers stuck a pair of googly eyes on the coast of Denmark and let them sit for 46 days, and here's what happened nextA floating windmill with giant spinning eyes, the Looming-Eye Buoy, was tested to deter seabirds from raiding fish traps in Europe. While i...
- Scientists just dug up a 20-meter dinosaur in Argentina that's rewriting Jurassic historyA remarkable dinosaur fossil has been unearthed in Argentina. Named Bicharracosaurus dionidei, this creature lived around 155 million years...
- Scientists say Jurassic Park’s T. Rex missed one major detail about the dinosaur’s skinRecent fossil evidence suggests adult T. Rex likely sported scaly skin, not a full feather coat. While some smaller relatives had filamento...
- What Helps Animals Survive Sudden ChangeAnimals are adapting to rapid environmental changes through behavioral flexibility, allowing immediate adjustments in feeding and movement ...
- Why Penguins Waddle on Land but Move Like Torpedoes in WaterPenguins exhibit a comical waddle on land due to their bodies being optimized for aquatic life, with heavy bones and flipper-like wings. Th...
- Scientists Found a 150-Million-Year-Old Fossil With Wings Spread… What It Revealed Was UnexpectedA remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil offers fresh clues about early bird flight. This ancient creature, a link between dinosaurs and birds, sh...
- Why Boston's Wild Turkeys Attack Mirrors: The Strange Territorial Fight Against Their Own ReflectionDuring spring breeding season, male wild turkeys in Massachusetts mistake their reflections in cars and windows for rival toms. This territ...
- Why Do Drongos Trick Meerkats With Fake Alarm Calls? The Kalahari Bird That Steals Food With DeceptionIn the Kalahari Desert, the fork-tailed drongo bird has mastered a cunning survival tactic. It mimics predator alarm calls, causing other a...
- Why Do Peacocks Have Giant Tails If They Make Survival Harder? The Science Behind Nature’s Flashiest DisplayPeacocks' elaborate tails, seemingly a disadvantage, are a result of sexual selection, not survival. These dramatic displays, featuring num...
- How Urban Life Is Forcing Birds to Evolve: Wing Shapes, Flight Skills, and Survival Secrets RevealedCity birds are changing fast. Their wings are getting shorter and rounder to navigate busy streets and buildings. Beaks are also adapting t...
- This Tiny Bird Can Fly for Up to 10 Months Without Touching the GroundCommon swifts, small brown birds, undertake astonishing journeys. They fly for nearly a year, feeding, drinking, and sleeping on the wing. ...
- Scientists discover Archaeopteryx fossil that sheds light on the first flightA remarkable Archaeopteryx fossil, the most complete ever found, is revealing secrets of early flight. Discovered in Germany and now at Chi...
- China fossils reveal that parrot-like feathered dinos once roamed the earth!Unearthed in northeastern China, the nearly complete fossil, dating to roughly 130 million years ago, is of a juvenile Psittacosaurus (pron...
- Scientists unveil genome of India's national birdBhopal, June 4 (IANS/Mongabay .com) After a two-year-long effort, a team of researchers from IISER-Bhopal has been able to sequence the gen...
- Fossils of pre-historic human-sized penguins foundSydney, Dec 13 (IANS) A giant species of penguins, which had the size of an adult human, inhabited New Zealand between 55 and 60 million ye...
- IIT-Madras develops stealth shipsThe bio-inspired propulsion systems can be used in ships remotely , underwater and in aerial vehicles as well.
- Is Dolby Atmos the future of cinema sound?Dolby's gamble on Atmos looks certain to make it the front runner in what is shaping up to be the most hotly contested evolution in cine-so...
- Galapagos Island depicts nature's richness & diversity but also fragilityA trip to the Galapagos Islands at the very end of the world, reminds how magnificent our planet is. After all, the remarkable & unique wil...
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