Big birds: Giant, 1,000-pound birds once roamed around Europe
Talk about your big bird.
Archaeology
Jun 27, 2019
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News tagged with big bird
Scots train ancient dog breed to deter eagle attacks
Dotted among a small flock of sheep in a field in the Scottish Highlands, Luigi and Peaches, two young working dogs with thick white coats, are busy being trained to keep watch on the skies above.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2023
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AI analyzes bird sightings to help conserve species
For the first time, big data and artificial intelligence are being used to model hidden patterns in nature—not just for one bird species, but for entire ecological communities across continents.
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2023
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Decades later, a Cold War secret is revealed
For more than a decade they toiled in the strange, boxy-looking building on the hill above the municipal airport, the building with no windows (except in the cafeteria), the building filled with secrets.
Space Exploration
Dec 25, 2011
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Image: Coronal hole on the sun
(Phys.org) -- This image of a coronal hole on the sun bears a remarkable resemblance to the 'Sesame Street' character Big Bird. Coronal holes are regions where the sun's corona is dark.
Space Exploration
Jun 6, 2012
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'Sesame Street' nears 1 billion views on YouTube
(AP)—Nearing 1 billion views on YouTube, "Sesame Street" is headed for Justin Bieber territory.
Internet
Feb 14, 2013
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Cookie Monster crater on Mercury
Big Bird has been grabbing the headlines lately, and its time for another Muppet to get a little face time. So, here's Cookie Monster's face, plastered across the surface of Mercury. Well, it looks like it, anyway. This is ...
Space Exploration
Oct 15, 2012
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Researchers use big data to better understand birds' coexisting tactics
Birds likely hold smart insights about coexisting in popular habitats, especially as climate change looms. But tapping into that knowledge has a big hurdle: knowing how numerous birds live successfully together in vast environments.
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2023
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Fermi telescope helps link cosmic neutrino to blazar blast
Nearly 10 billion years ago, the black hole at the center of a galaxy known as PKS B1424-418 produced a powerful outburst. Light from this blast began arriving at Earth in 2012. Now astronomers using data from NASA's Fermi ...
Astronomy
Apr 28, 2016
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Sesame Street's next chapter: Elmo talks back
(AP)—Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the "Sesame Street" crew have always talked to kids. Now, they'll try to have a two-way conversation with their pint-sized audience using Kinect, the motion and voice-sensing controller ...
Software
Sep 18, 2012
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