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Researchers have developed zombie duck drones made from the bodies of dead birds. A team at New Mexico Tech has found a way to use body parts to create realistic avian imposters. They believe the ...

In a study published March 25 Current Biology, a team from the University of Tokyo describes how this small bird appears to use this wing to say “after you” to indicate that the other bird.

Thanks to their slick wings, the birds can reach speeds of up to 22 mph while searching ... For their next study, the team plans on using a more realistic 3D penguin model to observe further how a ...

Researchers may have just found the answer: Unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds.

More information: Brian C. Weeks et al, Longer Wing Bones in Warmer Climates Suggest a Role of Thermoregulation in Bird Wing Evolution, Global Ecology and Biogeography (2025). DOI: 10.1111/geb.70033 ...