Bird Articles from “Science News”

September 17, 2009

by Chukar

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/46827/title/Oops%2C_missed_that_fossil_iridescence
Nanostructures on a preserved feather offer the first fossil evidence of bird colors not from pigments, a new study says.
From Science News Web Edition 8/29/09

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/47037/title/Vultures_get_their_day
Hurray for vultures, the avian garbage collectors.
From Science News Web Edition 9/06/09

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