News tagged with eagle
Research backs legend of man-eating bird
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A huge flesh-eating eagle that became extinct in New Zealand only 500 years ago was an efficient hunter that could attack prey 10 times its size, UNSW research has found, lending credibility ...
Extinct New Zealand eagle may have eaten humans
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Sep 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sophisticated computer scans of fossils have helped solve a mystery over the nature of a giant, ancient raptor known as the Haast's eagle which became extinct about 500 years ago, researchers said Friday.
An Eagle of Cosmic Proportions
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Today ESO has released a new and stunning image of the sky around the Eagle Nebula, a stellar nursery where infant star clusters carve out monster columns of dust and gas.
Scientists are learning more about big birds from feathers
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Catching adult eagles for research purposes is no easy task, but a Purdue University researcher has found a way around the problem, and, in the process, gathered even more information about ...
Webcam fans mourn Calif. bald eagle chick deaths
Apr 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The only bald eagle nest on Santa Cruz Island is now a lonely place, one that webcam viewers were delighted to monitor just a few weeks ago.
Pillars of Creation formed in the shadows
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Research by astronomers at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies suggests that shadows hold the key to how giant star-forming structures like the famous "Pillars of Creation" take shape.
Owls' dawn and dusk concerts promote visual communication
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Reporting in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE April 8, Vincenzo Penteriani and Maria Delgado of the Estacion Biologica de Doņana, Spain, describe the evolution of white throat badges in association with d ...
