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It's for the birds: Historical bird files give insight into climate change
Mar 18, 2009 |
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On Nov. 1, 1933, Mrs. Bruce Reid recorded seeing both a male and female ivory-billed woodpecker in Texas. And on May 28, 1938, Oscar McKinley Bryans observed a ruby-throated hummingbird in Michigan, noting that the birds ...
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Rare crane in first Uganda sighting
May 14, 2009 |
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A rare crane species never before seen in Uganda has been spotted in the eastern part of the country, the executive director of Nature Uganda told AFP on Thursday.
Bird migration from Africa in decline
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Apr 22, 2008 |
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British researchers said it appears the number of birds that migrate to Europe from Africa every spring is in decline.
Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Satellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. In total, the bird flies more than 9,500 kilometres across the African continent ...
WHO official says bird flu not mutating
Jan 11, 2006 |
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A World Health Organization official says the bird flu virus in Turkey does not appear to be mutating.
Tropical winter habitat drives natal dispersal of young migratory birds
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Feb 18, 2008 |
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A new study by scientists at the Migratory Bird Center at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo shows that the factors determining where birds settle and nest in the first breeding season depends on the habitat they used during ...
We're off then: The evolution of bat migration
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers at Princeton University in the U.S. and at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, ...
Study of polar dinosaur migration questions whether dinosaurs were truly the first great migrators
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration.
Songbirds fly 3 times faster than expected (Video)
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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A York University researcher has tracked the migration of songbirds by outfitting them with tiny geolocator backpacks - a world first - revealing that scientists have underestimated their flight performance ...
Polar dinosaurs may have taken shorter treks
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration.
HIV's march around Europe mapped
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 20, 2009 |
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Those travelling abroad should take seriously advice to pack their condoms and keep their needles to themselves: research published today in the open access journal Retrovirology shows that tourists, travel ...
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