News

A beloved osprey couple appear to have returned to roost in Summit County for a third season since local community members ...
Nancy has provided a lovely portrait of a fox sparrow, the eastern race named for its rusty “fox-coloured” streaking. This is ...
The Osprey NATO Water Bottle is a classic piece of outdoor equipment, having been standard issue to the British Army for many decades. It holds 1 litre of water and is made of a rigid black plastic ...
Way back in 1859, Charles Darwin wrote: ‘The sight of a feather in a peacock’s tail… makes me sick!’ If he had made that statement today, there would be calls for his arrest and a FIR lodged against ...
Feather fossils are rarely found in three dimensions and are even more rarely found in mineralized form. Credit: Edoardo Terranova Valentina Rossi first saw the 30,000-year-old griffon vulture as ...
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fluorescent pigments have been discovered in the feathers of Long-eared Owls, visible only under ultraviolet light. These pigments vary within the population ...
Researchers report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls, that can only be seen by humans with the help of ultraviolet light. While there is an astounding ...
William Zane Feathers, 81, Duncansville, died unexpectedly Sunday at UPMC Altoona. He was born in Duncansville, son of the late William Roy and Dorothy Elizabeth (Burket) Feathers. He married ...
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Easter is coming fast; even more so if you've yet to make your reservation for brunch. Livingston County has a plethora of restaurants specializing in brunch, but only a ...
A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) uses its long tail as a natural tactile sensor to navigate backward in dark caves.
“I hope I ruffle all the (expletive) feathers, like all of them, because the agency model isn’t working,” Brown said. “It’s a bunch of players going broke when they retire and that ain ...