Scientists solve gravity-defying bird beak mystery
MIT researchers found that phalaropes depend on a surface interaction known as contact angle hysteresis to propel drops of water containing prey upward to their throats. Photo / Robert Lewis
 Utah Dinosaur Bones Reveal Missing Link in Evolution of DietMay 05, 2005
Scientists have discovered a mass graveyard of bird-like feathered dinosaurs in Utah. The previously unknown species provides clues about how vicious meat-eaters related to Velociraptor ultimately evolved into ... |
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 Engineers discover why toucan beaks are models of lightweight strengthNov 30, 2005
As a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the lightweight toughness of toucan beaks that he occasionally found on the forest floor. Now a materials scientist and professor of ... |
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Dinosaurs -- stones did not help with digestionDec 20, 2006
The giant dinosaurs had a problem. Many of them had narrow, pointed teeth, which were more suited to tearing off plants rather than chewing them. But how did they then grind their food? Until recently many researchers have ... |
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Colour pattern spurs speciation in tropical fishMay 28, 2007
McGill researchers discover that coral reef fish colour patterns are responsible for the emergence of new species
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Researchers investigate new suspect in West Nile deaths of pelicansSep 28, 2007
Veterinary entomologist Greg Johnson of Montana State University said earlier this year that he considered the possibility that lice were transmitting West Nile virus to pelicans. He became suspicious after collecting very ... |
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Scientists find that squid beak is both hard and soft, a material that engineers want to copyMar 27, 2008
How did nature make the squid’s beak super hard and sharp –– allowing it, without harm to its soft body –– to capture its prey? The question has captivated those interested in creating new materials that mimic biological ... |
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How birds spot the cuckoo in the nestJul 15, 2008
It's not always easy spotting the cuckoo in the nest. But if you don't, you pay a high price raising someone else's chick. How hosts distinguish impostor eggs from their own has long puzzled scientists. |
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 Researchers survey for rare birds among Mayan ruinsSep 09, 2008
(PhysOrg.com) -- During a trip to the forests of northern Guatemala earlier this year, Cornell natural sounds expert Greg Budney and his cohorts captured the first recording of a Caribbean dove in Guatemala ... |
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