Tag: Birds
Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life
Hannah Hunter, Queen's University, Ontario
When people think of extinct animals, they may picture taxidermy, skeletons, 19th-century illustrations or...
With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble...
Evan Fricke, Rice University; Alejandro Ordonez, Aarhus University; Haldre Rogers, Iowa State University, and Jens-Christian Svenning, Aarhus University
Picture...
‘Dataraising’ – when you’re asked to chip in with data instead...
Lucy Bernholz, Stanford University
Fundraising appeals are part of everyday life, both online and off.
Requests for financial donations arrive by snail mail, email, social...
Mexican communities manage their local forests, generating benefits for humans, trees...
David Bray, Florida International University
The United Nations is preparing to host pivotal conferences in the coming months on...
Scientist at work: Tracking the epic journeys of migratory birds in...
Julián García Walther, University of South Carolina
One morning in January, I found myself 30 feet (9 meters) up...
Citizen scientists are filling research gaps created by the pandemic
Theresa Crimmins, University of Arizona; Erin Posthumus, University of Arizona, and Kathleen Prudic, University of Arizona
The rapid spread...
Cities can help migrating birds on their way by planting more...
Frank La Sorte, Cornell University
Millions of birds travel between their breeding and wintering grounds during spring and autumn migration, creating one of the greatest...
How do geese know how to fly south for the winter?
Tom Langen, Clarkson University
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