Medicine & TechnologyAlien species are the primary driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, so there is a clear and urgent need for better biosecurity measures to prevent or mitigate the impact of future invasions and protect endangered native species
This new bird fossil specimen from the rich early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, which is approximately 131 to 120 million years old. It is cited as Eoconfuciusornis that are the oldest and the most primitive member of Confuciusornithiformes.
Bird population has been greatly reduced in the island of Guam due to the rise of a non-native bird species. Read how the decrease in bird population has greatly affected the forests of Guam.
During the last fall, several cases of bird mortality were reported which was caused by the contaminated open-pit mine located in Montana. With the recent developments to act on the issue, new measures were approved on Friday.
Mobbing not only saves the birds from its predators but also in the process makes them showcase their courage, strength and defending skills. A new study also associates the behaviour with being sexually attractive to the opposite sex.
For years the accepted theory was that dinosaurs were cold blooded, much like modern reptiles today. However, a study then showed that they were neither cold blooded or warm blooded like animals today. However, a paleontologist revisited that study focusing on the metabolism and growth of the dinosaurs. The re-analysis then provided evidence that dinosaurs were actually warm blooded like many of today's modern animals.