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Researchers find birds sleep during flight

Researchers find birds sleep during flight

How frigatebirds are able to perform on such little sleep remains a mystery. Scientists measured the brain activity of frigatebirds...

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Study sheds light on how bumblebees forage for food

Study sheds light on how bumblebees forage for food

The team tracked bumblebees using harmonic radar technology.  Scientists track flight paths of bumblebees Research to understand the foraging habits...

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bTB not spread by direct contact with badgers

bTB ‘not spread by direct contact with badgers’

Researchers used GPS collars and proximity sensing contact collars to explore transmission opportunities between cattle and badgers. Study has implications...

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Novel virus linked to mystery beak disorder

Novel virus linked to mystery beak disorder

AKD was first detected in black-capped chickadees in south-central Alaska during the 1990s and since then it appears to have...

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Bird-friendly gardens increase window collisions

Bird-friendly gardens increase window collisions

Tall trees and bird feeders are likely to be a key factor in bird-window collisions. Experts call for effective window...

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Discovery sheds light on how vertebrates see

Discovery sheds light on how vertebrates see

Professor Sarah Gabbot led the research. Researchers identify details in eyes of fossilised fish A study of fossilised fish has...

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