The protective goggles are tight, the chin strap secure. Conditions are calm and the lasers are ready; the air is infused with tiny aerosol particles that are primed to scatter and track at the ...

A new kind of laser captures light just like some colorful bird feathers. The device mimics the nanoscale structure of colorful feathers to make high-intensity laser light with almost any color.

Farmers have had long-running battles trying to keep birds of many varieties from eating their sweetcorn. They've used propane cannons, visual deterrents and even shotguns, but none succeed for very ...

Back in the day, farmers used straw-stuffed scarecrows to frighten off hungry birds. Here in 2017 — at least if you’re one particular tech-savvy blueberry farm in Oregon — there’s a cutting edge ...

To the brave bird willing to wear goggles and fly through a laser sheet: we salute you. Thanks to you, we know a little more about how you and your kind fly. One way of visualizing airflow is by using ...

The laser incident was caught on the nest's webcam A laser shone into a bird box containing nesting peregrine falcons "could have been fatal", a conservationist said. The incident at St Peter and St ...

A western Minnesota farmer says his innovative approach is keeping his flock healthy amid the increasing threat of bird flu to the state's chickens and turkeys. "This has been one of the craziest ...

If a bird ever dared to land on Andrew Craigie's crop in Latrobe, Tasmania, his trusty dog Sue would spring into action and "chase the critters away". But that all changed after a peculiar, rotating ...

Confuciusornis was a crow-like fossil bird that lived in the Cretaceous ~120 million years ago. It was one of the first birds to evolve a beak. Early beak evolution remains understudied. Using an ...

A new kind of laser captures light just like some colourful bird feathers. The device mimics the nanoscale structure of colourful feathers to make high-intensity laser light with almost any colour.