Irish Independent on MSN7h
Dodo and other extinct birds could be brought back to life using Jurassic park-style science
The dodo and passenger pigeon are among extinct bird ­species that could be brought back to life thanks to gene editing and cross-breeding. A new US project aims to use the humble chicken to revive ...
Smithsonian Magazine11h
Researchers Use A.I. to Find an Elusive and ‘Odd’ Australian Bird. It Hadn’t Been Recorded in the Area Since 1989
Once abundant throughout southeastern Australia, the critically endangered plains-wanderer is now on the brink of extinction ...
The New Yorker3d
The Humans Teaching Birds to Migrate
Nick Paumgarten on saving a species. Plus: the fracturing of conservative Christians; a film-critic legend on the Hollywood ...
Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now
When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...
Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning – here’s what it means for the climate
Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated ...
10 extinct bird species that scientists are working to bring back
Innovative advances in DNA sequencing are making it possible to revive extinct bird species like the dodo, great auk, ...
National Audubon Society8d
These eBird Checklists Document Some of the Last Sightings of Extinct U.S. Species
As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.
Reuters17d
Rebuilding Gaza: Why reconstruction is a multi-billion dollar challenge
A U.N. damage assessment released last month showed that clearing over 50 million tonnes of rubble left in the aftermath of Israel's bombardment could take 21 years and cost up to $1.2 billion.
Indiatimes17d
What is known about the deadly collision between a passenger jet and army helicopter
Last Wednesday, American Airlines flight 5342 and a US army Black Hawk helicopter collided near Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard. The regional jet, carrying ...
KVIA18d
Commercial Passenger Airplane Crashes Fast Facts
(CNN) — Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12 ...