You'll be amazed by the ways desert birds survive and thrive in dry country. ... Many birds build their nests deep within the center of this cactus, and they fly in and out without getting stuck.

Tony Davis Aug 3, 2024 Aug 3, 2024 Updated Aug 19, 2024 A small, iridescent, purple-tinged bird darted from Joe Siegrist’s just-unclasped hands, and quickly flew out of human view. “Ooh!” an ...

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The Army awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses to 15 aviators who helped kick off the air campaign of Operation Desert Storm in January 1991.. The men received the high honor May 15 at the 2025 ...

A study conducted at the University of Haifa has found that more than 700 million migratory insects cross northern Israel ...

After these desert salt lakes dried up, a dozen of the tracked birds traveled between 357 and 1,298 kilometers in order to retreat to coastal refuges, such as Coorong at the mouth of the Murray River.

A simple change made to wind turbines had unimaginable effects on birds in the region, and shocked even the scientists. Here ...

It is unusual behavior for birds, which typically avoid hurricanes by flying around them or hiding to protect themselves from strong winds. But biologist Francesco Ventura found that not only are ...

Sparrow weavers in Africa appear to learn distinct building styles that reflect group traditions, research shows. It raises intriguing questions about avian intelligence. By Rebecca Dzombak Birds ...

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But later members of its branch of the flying reptiles known as pterosaurs were truly colossal, including Quetzalcoatlus, whose 10.7-metre wingspan was the same as an F-16 fighter.