Art’s gonzo prophet is still showing America what it looks like
When Stein’s friends objected that she didn’t look much like his painting, Picasso replied: “She will.” Steadman’s flayed ...
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1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat
(Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC via AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It’s the first time the ...
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The dodo was not fat and clumsy: Study debunks the image we have of the most famous extinct bird
Perhaps the dodo wouldn’t be so well-known today if Lewis Carroll hadn’t included it as a character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The flightless bird’s popularity was further amplified ...
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10 Phenomenal Female Bird Photos From the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards
Fun fact: Steamer-Ducks are named after paddle steamboats due to the way perturbed birds violently thrash their wings in the water. Behind the Shot: I love when a bird lets me sit in on its daily ...
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The Early Bird Got the Cicada, Then an Evolutionary Air War Started
Early birds posed a fearsome threat. But as they responded to these competitors, cicadas evolved sleeker and more powerful wings, according to a paper published on Friday in the journal Science ...
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Bird flu cases rise to 31 in US, still no evidence of person-to-person spread: CDC
Two new cases each were confirmed in Washington and California. The number of confirmed bird flu cases has risen in the U.S. to 31, federal health officials said on Thursday. Washington health ...
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No prosecutions after 89 birds of prey killed in NI
No one in Northern Ireland has been prosecuted for illegally killing birds of prey, despite 89 confirmed incidents in the past 15 years. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)’s ...
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Dodo bird shows how humans cause animal extinction
The dodo was a flightless bird that lived on the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It is a case study of extinction caused by humans. The dodo had adapted to its isolated ecosystem ...