Saints, Kings & Mermaids - Discovering Breage's Medieval Wall Paintings - The Cornish Bird
Discover some of the finest medieval walling paintings in Cornwall and their meaning in the St Breaca church in Breage.
Source: cornishbirdblog.com
Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured
As puffin breeding season draws to a close, Drew Buckley shares his photos of the birds.
Source: bbc.com
Meet the rogue birding group blocking wind energy at every turn
The American Bird Conservancy has repeatedly obstructed wind energy projects and become a go-to source for renewable energy opponents.
Source: grist.org
Bird believed extinct for 170 years spotted in Borneo
A team of researchers from Indonesia and Singapore has found evidence of the continued existence of a bird long thought extinct. In their paper published in the journal BirdingASIA, the team describes the history of the bird, why it was thought to be extinct and how it was found in Borneo.
Source: phys.org
Feeding your cat a very meaty diet may mean it kills less wildlife
In a small trial in the UK, pet cats fed on an unusually meaty diet brought home 36 per cent fewer prey animals than cats given a typical diet. "Domestic cats seem to hunt less when their diets are richer in animal-sourced protein, suggesting that feeding cats more meat could help reduce their impact...
Source: newscientist.com
Reviewing research about the evolution of complex cognition in birds
Reviewing research about the evolution of complex cognition in birds: So far, the majority of studies investigating brain functions and intelligence have been carried out either on humans or animals that are known to be most similar to humans, such as monkeys, apes, and other mammals. Nonetheless, some...
Source: phys.org
This book is outstanding - brief, proudly retro, humorous, and genius. A great introduction to the last 60 years of AI.
This book is outstanding - brief, proudly retro, humorous, and genius. A great introduction to the last 60 years of AI. To know a subject so well that you can reduce it to a Ladybird-style book readable by all is a gift. We could all learn from this level of presentation.
It is available online...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Starving seabirds 'full of plastic': Flesh-footed shearwater chicks are starving to death because of plastic, a BBC documentary
Starving seabirds 'full of plastic': Flesh-footed shearwater chicks are starving to death because of plastic, a BBC documentary reveals.
Source: bbc.co.uk
VC predictions 2017 – Earlybird’s view: Personal insights on the future of tech, business and venture capital.
VC predictions 2017 – Earlybird’s view: Personal insights on the future of tech, business and venture capital.
Source: medium.com
Birds’ eye views | Chemistry World
Birds’ eye views | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org
Cory's shearwater - heard these birds with a weird call in La Gomera.
Cory's shearwater - heard these birds with a weird call in La Gomera.
Source: wikipedia.org
Birds measure magnetic fields using long-lived quantum coherence - physicsworld.com
Birds measure magnetic fields using long-lived quantum coherence - physicsworld.com
Source: physicsworld.com
From starving chicks come fat birds: A Newcastle University, UK, study has shown that baby birds that have a difficult start
From starving chicks come fat birds: A Newcastle University, UK, study has shown that baby birds that have a difficult start in life grow to be fatter and greedier than their more fortunate siblings.
Source: eurekalert.org
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