Posts Tagged ‘jack dumbacher’

Roadkill and Wing Size

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
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Swallows in Nebraska have evolved shorter wingspans to stay away from cars.

Unseasonal Migrations

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
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This video was produced by youth participating in the 2012 Science in Action Summer Intensive. A project of the Academy’s Digital Learning Department, generously funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

Size of a Beak

Monday, July 30th, 2012
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For song sparrows, beak size does matter.

Islands, Birds and Disease

Thursday, December 1st, 2011
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Researcher Jack Dumbacher returns to Papua New Guinea each year, always finding something new.

Birds of a Feather

Friday, November 11th, 2011
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Birds of a feather: enjoy recent stories of the science of birds in today’s news roundup.

Collections Stories: Avian Pox

Thursday, January 13th, 2011
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Researchers, using the Academy’s collections, have discovered when avian pox arrived on the Galapagos Islands.

Science News Round-up!

Friday, January 7th, 2011
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Massive Die-Offs, Oil and DNA Sequencing: 2011 started off with a bang—science news-wise.

Beak Deformities

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
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Researchers are racing to find the cause of beak deformities that have been found across many different species of birds in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

Ancient Bird Virus

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
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A fossil of a Hepatitis B-like virus was found in a bird genome– how might this change the way we think about virus evolution?

Crow Intelligence

Friday, August 7th, 2009
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Researchers are finding that crows use complex reasoning to obtain food with tools.

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