As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains
Scientists have uncovered the minuscule waste products in human blood, lungs, brains, hearts and testicles. But a new study, ...
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The bird with the skinny legs
Have you ever noticed a goose swimming in an icy pond and wondered how they keep their feet warm? It turns out they have lots ...
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The Latin-Germanic Origins of Body Part Names
Dr. Erica Brozovsky of Otherwords explained the Latin-Germanic origins of body part names and how they turned into the words ...
Indian scientists are saving a rare bird — by getting them to mate with dummies
The great Indian bustard is critically endangered, but the Indian government has found a clever way of breeding the species ...
The Birds’ Guide to Surviving Winter
Wilson’s warblers do not visit feeders, All About Birds reports, but if these tiny insectivores are out of luck in winter in what looks like nowheresville, with not an insect in sight, I can tell you, ...
What would happen if a bird flu apocalypse DID hit Britain: Inside the Government's new top secret pandemic plan... and what they've decided about another lockdown
The Mail has recruited leading virologists, epidemiologists and pandemic planners to imagine the kind of scenario that might ...
Pittsburgh man fights back against Parkinson's disease diagnosis | KD Sunday Spotlight
Mark Giaquinto was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease five years ago and continues to combat the illness with a positive outlook.
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Empty headed? Largest study of its kind proves 'bird brain' is a misnomer
It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and neuroscience researchers ...
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Where Do Hummingbirds Go in the Winter?
One U.S. hummingbird species truly hunkers down for the winter, and that’s the Anna’s Hummingbird. In the early 1900s, they ...
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Bird flu found in a Georgia commercial flock for the 1st time amid the nationwide outbreak
FILE - This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow ...
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Bird flu found in backyard flock in New London County
A backyard flock in New London County has contracted bird flu after contact with wild waterfowl in a nearby pond, according to the state Department of Agriculture. They said there have been no ...