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Carrier Pigeon Faster Than Broadband Internet

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- In South Africa, a carrier pigeon carrying a 4GB memory stick proved to be faster than the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom. Winston the pigeon took one hour and eight ...


'Neurologger' reads bird brains in flight

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using a "neurologger" specially designed to record the brain activity of pigeons in flight, researchers reporting online on June 25th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have gained new insight into what goes t ...


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Pigeons have eye for paintings: Japan study

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Pigeons may sometimes appear to randomly target city sculptures with their droppings, but according to a new Japanese study they also have the potential to become discerning art critics.


Village bird study highlights loss of wildlife knowledge from one

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created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Our ability to conserve and protect wildlife is at risk because we are unable to accurately gauge how our environment is changing over time, says new research out today in Conservation Letters.





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Inside the First Bird, Surprising Signs of a Dinosaur

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The raptor-like Archaeopteryx has long been viewed as the archetypal first bird, but new research reveals that it was actually a lot less “bird-like” than scientists had believed.


Was mighty T.rex 'Sue' felled by a lowly parasite?

Was mighty T.rex 'Sue' felled by a lowly parasite?

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When pondering the demise of a famous dinosaur such as 'Sue,' the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex whose fossilized remains are a star attraction of the Field Museum in Chicago, it is hard to avo ...


Evidence points to conscious 'metacognition' in some nonhuman animals

Evidence Points to Conscious 'Metacognition' in Some Nonhuman Animals

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (36) | comments 16

(PhysOrg.com) -- J. David Smith, Ph.D., a comparative psychologist at the University at Buffalo who has conducted extensive studies in animal cognition, says there is growing evidence that animals share functional ...


A crested pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes

When a whistle beats a tweet

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Biologists have discovered that a species of Australian pigeon has a secret way of alerting fellow birds to predators -- a "whistle" emitted by flapping wings when the bird takes off in alarm.


Naming evolution's winners and losers

Naming evolution's winners and losers

Biology / Evolution

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (10) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mammals and many species of birds and fish are among evolution's "winners," while crocodiles, alligators and a reptile cousin of snakes known as the tuatara are among the losers, according ...


A bird's eye view of art

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to tell the difference between 'good' and 'bad' paintings. According to Professor Shigeru Watanabe from Keio ...


Mockingbirds, no bird brains, can recognize a face in a crowd

Mockingbirds, no bird brains, can recognize a face in a crowd

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- The birds are watching. They know who you are. And they will attack. Nope, not Hitchcock. It's science.


'The world's oldest manufactured beads' are older than previously thought

'The world's oldest manufactured beads' are older than previously thought

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of archaeologists has uncovered some of the world’s earliest shell ornaments in a limestone cave in Eastern Morocco. The researchers have found 47 examples of Nassarius marine shells, ...


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Desert ants smell their way home

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Humans lost in the desert are well known for going around in circles, prompting scientists to ask how desert creatures find their way around without landmarks for guidance. Now research published in BioMed ...


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Behavioral studies show baboons and pigeons are capable of higher-level cognition

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

It's safe to say that humans are smarter than animals, but a University of Iowa researcher is investigating the extent of that disparity in intelligence.



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