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Bird: also known as Aves or avian dinosaurs, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. They rank as the world's most numerically-successful class of tetrapods, with approximately ten thousand living species, more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds. Birds have wings which are more or less developed depending on the species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds.
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JAN 07, 2020Plants & Animals
Most people envision penguins as fun, happy-go-lucky birds residing in the Earth’s chilly polar regions, but that& ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2020Microbiology
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About 70 percent of the trash in the ocean is made of plastic. There is so much plastic in our oceans, it's thought to h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2019Plants & Animals
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Some broiler chickens suffer from wooden breast syndrome, which causes their meat to turn chewy and hard. Birds with thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s not uncommon for various types of birds to suffer from injuries that render them unable to fly. One of the mo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Do you use duvets or pillows filled with goose or duck feathers? While indeed cozy, doctors have issued a new warning re ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 18, 2019Plants & Animals
Cheetahs are impressively large cats, but they aren’t quite as large as the fabled lion. Their smaller stature mea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Antarctic albatrosses are one of the world’s most distinguishable seabirds, and if you didn’t already know, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
Did you ever dig for earthworms when you were a kid? Chances are you’ve had some sort of contact with these critte ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Skuas are notorious for snatching the eggs away from penguins for a meal. But as you might come to expect, the victim is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 28, 2019Plants & Animals
Mother nature isn’t kind to wildlife; many assume their position as either the prey or the predator depending on t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have recently published a study in the journal Geochemical Perspectives ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 17, 2019Neuroscience
A new study published in Science shows how a neural circuit in Zebra finches, involved in forming the learning of a cour ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 08, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that some birds like to collect shiny things. In the case of the humble bowerbird, males often buil ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 06, 2019Plants & Animals
Meet the Picathartes, a bird species that resides in the Congo and has done such for more than 44 million years. These b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2019Plants & Animals
People tend to dislike insects, especially ant, beetle, cockroach, and mosquito varieties, but before suggesting that a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2019Microbiology
Massachusetts health officials confirmed yesterday that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis this ye ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most people envision penguins as fun, happy-go-lucky birds residing in the Earth’s chilly polar regions, but that&
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2020
Microbiology
Humans might have a critical dependence on the microbes in their guts, but it seems that not all animals do.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2020
Microbiology
About 70 percent of the trash in the ocean is made of plastic. There is so much plastic in our oceans, it's thought to h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animals come in all sorts of colors, and while the animal kingdom has most of the rainbow’s colors at its disposal
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
The animal food chain is somewhat straightforward, with larger animals often hunting smaller animals in an attempt to en
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
When squirrels grow up, they often face the tough choice of staying at or near the same location where they were born or
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
Flamingos are highly discernable birds best known for their bright pink appearance and long, thin legs. But have you eve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2019
Health & Medicine
Washing any raw poultry before cooking makes sense, right? Wrong! Washing raw poultry—including a massive Thanksgi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Some broiler chickens suffer from wooden breast syndrome, which causes their meat to turn chewy and hard. Birds with thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s not uncommon for various types of birds to suffer from injuries that render them unable to fly. One of the mo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Do you use duvets or pillows filled with goose or duck feathers? While indeed cozy, doctors have issued a new warning re
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 18, 2019
Plants & Animals
Cheetahs are impressively large cats, but they aren’t quite as large as the fabled lion. Their smaller stature mea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Antarctic albatrosses are one of the world’s most distinguishable seabirds, and if you didn’t already know,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Did you ever dig for earthworms when you were a kid? Chances are you’ve had some sort of contact with these critte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Skuas are notorious for snatching the eggs away from penguins for a meal. But as you might come to expect, the victim is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 28, 2019
Plants & Animals
Mother nature isn’t kind to wildlife; many assume their position as either the prey or the predator depending on t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have recently published a study in the journal Geochemical Perspectives
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 17, 2019
Neuroscience
A new study published in Science shows how a neural circuit in Zebra finches, involved in forming the learning of a cour
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that some birds like to collect shiny things. In the case of the humble bowerbird, males often buil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
Meet the Picathartes, a bird species that resides in the Congo and has done such for more than 44 million years. These b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
People tend to dislike insects, especially ant, beetle, cockroach, and mosquito varieties, but before suggesting that a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2019
Microbiology
Massachusetts health officials confirmed yesterday that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis this ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch