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'Early bird' project really gets the worm

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created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Scientists from the LSU Museum of Natural Science, or MNS, recently participated in a project joining together the most prominent ornithological research programs in the world. This study – the largest study of bird genetics ...





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New fossil bird found

New fossil bird found

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 01, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 0

Details of a fabulous new fossil bird from the world-famous fossil deposits of Liaoning in China, are published this week in the journal Science in China. Details of the bird's bone structure and feathers are ex ...


Bermuda says rare national bird born on reserve

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A fuzzy fledgling of Bermuda's national bird, spotted on a secluded offshore sanctuary this week, may help bring the rare creature back from the brink of extinction.


Generic drugs appear to work on bird flu

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created May 11, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A pair of older, generic drugs, plentiful and cheaper than Tamiflu, appear to work against bird flu, a study in a prominent U.S. scientific journal says.


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Expert predicts Russian bird flu pandemic

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created Apr 26, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A senior Russian official has predicted that a bird flu pandemic is highly probable in Russia this summer.


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Rare North Island brown kiwi hatches at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

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created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Early Friday morning, March 7, one of the world’s most endangered species—a North Island brown kiwi—hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Bird House. Keepers had been incubating the egg for five weeks, ...


Eutelsat satellite arrives at launch site

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 06, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Eutelsat's latest telecommunications satellite arrived Thursday at the site in Kazakhstan where it will be readied for launch early next month.


Prehistoric bird fossil found in China

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created Dec 15, 2005 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

The fossil of a previously unknown water bird that lived some 125 million years ago has been found in sandstone near Inner Mongolia in northeast China.


Some birds listen, instead of look, for mates

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Looks can be deceiving, but certain bird species have figured out that a voice can tell them most of what they need to know to find the right mate.


Gene expression in alligators suggests birds have 'thumbs'

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created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The latest breakthrough in a 120 year-old debate on the evolution of the bird wing was published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, October 3, by Alexander Vargas and colleagues at Yale University, the University of Wis ...


Early-bird commenters well-positioned to frame public policy

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management demonstrates that public commenters who participate during the early phases of regulatory policymaking play an important agenda setting role. Results suggest that t ...



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