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Butterfly wings create dazzling optical illusions (opens the original)
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Rabbits and doves are the animals most associated with human magicians, but butterflies may be the real magicians of the animal kingdom. The insects harness the power of optical illusions to avoid predators, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. Their flight and wing pattern work together to create optical illusions that scramble a bird or other predator’s sense of speed and direction. This confusion makes the predators misdirect their attacks. According to the team from th
How to watch Jackie the bald eagle's memorial service (opens the original)
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On Saturday, October 3, a memorial service for beloved bald eagle mom Jackie will be held at Bear Mountain Ski Resort in Big Bear Lake, California. And just like Jackie’s life, Wings over Big Bear will be live streamed for anyone with an internet connection. The live stream will begin at 9:30 a.m. PDT (12:30 p.m. EDT). To receive an alert that the event is beginning, subscribe to Bear Mountain Ski Resort’s YouTube channel and switch on notifications. The event is free, but those attending the ev
The world’s loudest birds squawk as loud as a jackhammer (opens the original)
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Two new contenders for the title of world’s loudest bird are flocking into the record books—the bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) and red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata). The findings are detailed in a study published today in the journal Evolution, and mark another stage in its authors’ quest to understand how evolution shapes bird communication. University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist Jeff Podos and his former graduate student João C.T. Menezes are studying why some birds ar
Bald eagles Shadow and Kaydee share a peaceful morning, Jackie's memorial service approaches (opens the original)
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As summer melts into the fall, internet-famous bald eagle father Shadow is getting into a bit of a routine with a potential new mate named Kaydee. The two were spotted tucked into the Roost Tree (a tree without a nest where the birds like to perch) after spending the night on the branches. Early in the morning, the pair flew out together. They later appeared on the forest’s Lookout Snag as the morning mist rose over Big Bear Valley. “Kaydee moved closer to Shadow, then stretched her wings and sh
Rocks from Pompeii suburb tells a story of destruction—that could help us today (opens the original)
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Two-thousand years ago, a Roman author and lawyer named Pliny the Younger wrote an account of one of the most destructive disasters in human history. He chronicled Mount Vesuvius’ eruption and the subsequent burial of Pompeii, which killed his uncle Pliny the Elder and about 2,000 others. The detail in Pliny the Younger’s account and the inferred eruption date of August 24, 79 CE has provided scientists and archaeologists with a benchmark method for dating not only Vesuvius’ eruptions, but other
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