Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the American Museum of Natural History have made a groundbreaking discovery: birds-of-paradise exhibit a distinct biofluorescent glow, which has never been observed in this species of bird previously. According to a study published in the Royal Society Open Science journal, biofluorescence is present [...]
Hawaii’s native honeycreeper birds are in danger of extinction owing to avian malaria, which is spread by alien mosquitos. Conservationists have launched a daring plan of releasing several million mosquitoes treated with sterilizing bacteria in an attempt to reduce mosquito numbers and save these endangered birds. This article investigates the issues [...]
