These Birds-Of-Paradise Are Glowing, Here’s Why It Matters
Study Finds That Birds-of-Paradise Are Biofluorescent Research suggests that "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.
Birds of Paradise Glow on Mating Parade
Interestingly, birds remain woefully understudied when it comes to the optical extras. Until now, no one had looked for the ...
Rare collection of bird illustrations to go on display at Houston Museum of Natural Science
"The exhibition will look at both the legend which built up around him and the more complex, problematic realities," HMNS ...
Fixing America's chicken and egg crisis
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is inheriting what could be the worst chicken and egg crisis in decades. Fixing it is among her top priorities.
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Birds-of-Paradise Glow to Attract Mates, Adding a Flashy Element to Their Impressive Courtship Displays
Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...
Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...
Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent
New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based ...