SOCORRO, New Mexico, April 13 (Reuters) - Scientists in New Mexico are giving dead birds a new life with an unconventional approach to wildlife research. A team at the New Mexico Institute of ...

Reuters traveled to Socorro, New Mexico to speak to Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian, a mechanical engineering professor leading a unique project, fitting taxidermy birds with drones. Hassanalian completed ...

On a New Mexico college campus ... Hassanalian ordered a handful of ornithopters — small machines with mechanical wings that flap like those of birds and insects — and placed wings, feathers ...

Migration season is in full swing, with up to 10 million birds passing through in a single night. Here’s how you can help ...

But in their newfound life, the birds aren't looking for brains. They're being used to further wildlife research. Researchers at the New Mexico Tech Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro ...

Birds of different sizes, colors and species flock through New Mexico as they migrate for the season. New Mexicans may catch a glimpse of some in their backyard without being aware of the impact ...

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