Chickens are one of the most economically important animals in the world today. However, the story of their origins and dispersal across the ancient world is still poorly understood. In fact, new archaeological techniques ...
Archaeology
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Pythons have huge appetites, but which snake around the world would win an eating contest?
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2023
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A researcher from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) is creating "smart eggs," unique data collection devices to promote reproduction in endangered bird populations.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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People were breeding scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in, what is today, New Mexico in the 1100s, according to examination of eggshell found at the Old Town archaeological site. The paper is published in the journal PNAS Nexus.
Ecology
Jun 14, 2023
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Daurian redstarts move their nesting sites closer to or even inside human settlements when cuckoos are around. In doing so, they actively protect their nest against brood parasitism, as cuckoos avoid human settlements.
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2023
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Hatching failure rates in birds are almost twice as high as experts previously estimated, according to the largest ever study of its kind by researchers from the University of Sheffield, Institute of Zoology, and University ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2023
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Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been able to produce antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in hen eggs. Antibodies harvested from eggs might be used to treat COVID-19 or as a preventative measure ...
Biotechnology
Jul 13, 2022
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A trio of researchers, two with the University of Delhi and a third with the Dhar District, Higher Secondary School, has found the first-ever example of an ovum-in-ovo dinosaur egg. In their paper published in Scientific ...
In all vertebrates, mothers transfer variable amounts of hormones into eggs and embryos, which influence development and traits of offspring in later lives. In a recent study the researchers looked at the transferred hormones ...
Evolution
May 25, 2022
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For two million years African cuckoo finches have been tricking other birds into raising their young by mimicking the colour of their eggs, but new research suggests the tables may be turning in this evolutionary scam.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2022
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