This Is How Trilobites Made Babies Before Birds and Bees

The robust, calcite-infused exoskeletons and fragmented shells of trilobites are found almost everywhere in fossil beds from the Cambrian Period to the Permian. But this treasure trove of trilobite fossils has revealed frustratingly little about how Paleozoic animals reproduced over 250 million years of life on ancient Earth. A recently reexamined fossil Burgess Shale It …

Review: ‘Ten Thousand Birds’ Turns Armory into a Cage

By now, Park Avenue Armory’s Recital Series concerts are a known quantity: art song and chamber music in ornate, intimate spaces. Whether the programming is classical or contemporary, the packaging is the same, with just a few surprises – like soprano Barbara Hannigan did. He translated Erik Satie’s music semi-staged monodrama. But it was not …

These Birds Are Not Lost. They adapt.

Vagrancy could help species chart an escape route from human-induced climate change and widespread habitat destruction, according to scientists. Rather than stay in place and face potential extinction, a few pioneers can discover new habitats as their old homes become uninhabitable. For example, the critically endangered Chinese crested tern, presumed extinct After last seen in …

Australia’s Clever Birds Didn’t Accept This Science Experiment

The Australian magpie is one of the most intelligent birds in the world. It has a beautiful song of extraordinary complexity. It can recognize and remember up to 30 different human faces. But Australians know magpies best for their mischievous tendencies. An enduring rite of passage of an Australian childhood is to flee each spring …

Are Birds Real or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory.

Most Birds Are Not Real members, many of whom are part of an on-ground activism network called Bird Brigade, have grown up in a world full of misinformation. Some have relatives fell victim to conspiracy theories. So for Gen Z members, the movement has become a way of grappling with these experiences collectively. McIndoe said …

Humans Breed the World’s Most Dangerous Birds 18,000 Years Ago

Southern cassowary is often called the most dangerous bird in the world. It is shy and reserved in the forests of its homeland of New Guinea and northern Australia, while in captivity it can be aggressive. Started in 2019 from a captive cassowary Mortally wounded a Florida man. Nor do they take kindly to attempts …

Humans Breed the World’s Most Dangerous Birds 18,000 Years Ago

Southern cassowary is often called the most dangerous bird in the world. It is shy and reserved in the forests of its homeland of New Guinea and northern Australia, while in captivity it can be aggressive. Started in 2019 from a captive cassowary Mortally wounded a Florida man. Nor do they take kindly to attempts …