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Geese have a reputation for being aggressive, unpleasant birds, so imagine one that’s more than 2 m (6.6 ft) tall and weighs about 230 kg (507 lb). That’s Genyornis newtoni, an Ice Age "thunder bird" from Australia, for which scientists have now found the first complete skull.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Birds, Fossils, Australia, Animal science, Flinders University
DPReview Editors' Challenge resultsA few weeks ago, we issued a challenge to the DPReview community to show us your best bird photos in honor of World Migratory Bird Day. Over 270 of you submitted images of birds in flight, at home, hunting for dinner and more.We love seeing your work! Thanks to everyone who submitted. We couldn't call out every image we liked and tried to restrain ourselves to o
We want to see your best bird photos in honor of World Migratory Bird Day. It's going to get stork raving mad, but moving with no egrets to present your im-peck-able best would be eggcellent. Image credit: Shaminder DulaiMay 11 is World Migratory Bird Day, and we want to see your best bird images! Take part in the official DPReview Editor's Challenges for your chance to have your work featured on
MAD architects announces the design for lishui airport in china's 'forest city' of lishui, expected to complete at the end of 2024. The post MAD architects designs sculptural lishui airport as a ‘bird in a garden’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Scientists have converted a children's "drinking bird" toy into a tool that generates usable amounts of electricity. The generator could one day be utilized to power a wide variety of small electronic devices, both indoors and outside.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Toys, Water
No-one has seen the Yellow-crested Helmetshrike for about 20 years. That changed when researchers embarked on a six-week expedition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and captured the dramatic-looking yellow-topped bird in its first-known photo.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Birds, University of Texas, Ornithology, Conservation, Ecology, Extinction
the main volume's three-layered design increasingly staggers outwards to create extra space for nesting boxes along the facades, where numerous birds and wild animals can take shelter. The post shaped like a bird house, i29 architects’ forest folly hides amid treetops in the netherlands appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Nikon has released firmware version 2.0 for its Z8 high-end mirrorless camera, adding features for still and video shooters.Recent Videos!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.src='javascript:false';t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js?cid=
New York design studio Polonsky & Friends has lined this tiny New York omakase restaurant with burl wood veneer panels, while its counters and cabinetry are coloured to resemble bird feathers. Read more
If you're conducting covert military reconnaissance, you probably don't want the enemy seeing what's obviously a drone flying overhead. That's where the Evolution Eagle is intended to come in, as it's a drone that just looks like a big ol' bird.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, TechnologyTags: Fixed-wing drones, Birds, Reconnaissance


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