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Origin of birds confirmed by exceptional new dinosaur fossils
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese scientists today reveal the discovery of five remarkable new feathered dinosaur fossils which are significantly older than any previously reported. The new finds are indisputably older ...
Scientists 'rebuild' giant moa using ancient DNA
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the giant extinct moa bird, using prehistoric feathers recovered from caves and rock shelters in New Zealand.
Study catches two bird populations as they split into seperate species
Jul 14, 2009 |
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A new study finds that a change in a single gene has sent two closely related bird populations on their way to becoming two distinct species. The study, published in the August issue of the American Naturalist, is one of ...
Long, sexy tails not a drag on male birds
Mar 12, 2009 |
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The long tails sported by many male birds in the tropics look like they're a drag to carry around and a distinct disadvantage when fleeing predators, but experiments by University of California, Berkeley, ...
Fossil feathers preserve evidence of color
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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The traces of organic material found in fossil feathers are remnants of pigments that once gave birds their color, according to Yale scientists whose paper in Biology Letters opens up the potential to dep ...
From Chicken Feathers to Flower Pots
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Chicken feathers, usually an unwanted byproduct of poultry processing, may have a more valuable future as an ingredient in biodegradable flower pots, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.
Biodiesel on the wing: A 'green' process for biodiesel from feather meal
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Scientists in Nevada are reporting development of a new and environmentally friendly process for producing biodiesel fuel from "chicken feather meal," made from the 11 billion pounds of poultry industry waste ...
Clothing to crow about: Chicken feather suits and dresses
Jan 12, 2009 |
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In the future, you may snuggle up in warm, cozy sweats made of chicken feathers or jeans made of wheat, enjoying comfortable, durable new fabrics that are "green" and environmentally friendly. Researchers ...
Feather scientists have Christmas all wrapped up
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Material scientists at The University of Manchester are causing a festive flap after developing a way of making Christmas wrapping paper – from TURKEY FEATHERS.
Study finds foul owls use faeces to show they are in fine feather
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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Some years ago, within the Department of Conservation Biology of the Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Seville, Spain), a recently established group (colloquially named the ...
