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Banding and tracking birds at Oak Hammock Marsh - Winnipeg

Banding and tracking birds at Oak Hammock Marsh – Winnipeg

Every half hour, staff and volunteers at Oak Hammock Marsh check on the dozen nets scattered around the site. “We are fishing for birds,” said the...

Birds have 'culture.' Just look at these nests.

Gadgets4 months ago

Birds have ‘culture.’ Just look at these nests.

Among the thorny acacia trees of the Kalahari Desert, white-browed sparrow weavers are busy constructing intricate roosts and nests from grass. These social birds create diverse...

Gadgets5 months ago

Neanderthals ate birds. But how?

Understanding the diet of Neanderthals is a challenging task, especially when it comes to smaller items like birds that leave few archaeological traces. However, knowing more...

Robot cats, dogs and birds are being deployed amid an ‘epidemic of loneliness’

Tech News6 months ago

Robot cats, dogs and birds are being deployed amid an ‘epidemic of loneliness’

Paro, a therapeutic robot for older adults, was developed in the early 1990s by a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology....

A Barred Owl hangs upside down from a thin tree branch, its body horizontal, its face turned and looking at the camera. Above it hangs a squirrel on a branch. Its head is nearly completely severed and is held in the owl’s talons. Its fur is bloodied.

Gadgets6 months ago

Mating, murder, and parenting: The complex lives of birds on display in 2024 Audubon Photography Awards

A barred owl holds a decapitated squirrel in its talons, while a red-necked grebe chick eagerly eats a meal of fish from its parent. Hundreds of...

Gaming6 months ago

Dorfromantik devs announce colorful new builder game Star Birds

Dorfromantik developer Toukana Interactive has announced their next game – Star Birds, which they’re co-developing with science YouTubers kurzgesagt. Star Birds is a “colorful sci-fi building...