Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

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Green space vs. gray space. Birds vs. builders. It’s a tale as old as time in the Sunshine State, the plot of every Carl Hiaasen novel. In Sarasota County, residents cite overdevelopment as one of ...

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Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many ...

There have been dozens of yeti sightings in Colorado. There is no evidence of the yeti's existence, but actual researchers in ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

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He said the birds could only feed at low tide so their time was limited. "If their time is spent flying around because people are disturbing them then they're not feeding and are burning up energy ...