A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
Researchers have found that the spectacular courtship dive of the Anna’s Hummingbird makes it comparatively speedier than a jet fighter at full throttle or the space shuttle re-entering the atmosphere. (video)
Continue reading… “Hummingbird Declared Fastest Animal On Earth”
Bird Bra
Feather lingerie? When I first came across this idea, the first question that came to mind was, WHY?
Why would anyone want to wear feathers, fake or otherwise, under their clothes?
Granted they are pretty, but I think somewhat impractical.
Continue reading… “High Flying Lingerie”
A new study suggests that a magpie recognizes itself in the mirror. Signs of self-recognition are illustrated here: a bird looking in the mirror attempts to remove a paint spot, using its beak and then its food…
Continue reading… “Self Recognition Bird”
Butterfly wings, peacock feathers, opals and pearls are some of nature’s jewels that use nanostructures to dazzle us with color. It’s accomplished through the way light reaches our eyes after passing through the submicroscopic mazes within these materials.
Continue reading… “Nanojewels”
