Life 22 September 2020 By Jake Buehler A notch in a male fork-tailed flycatcher’s wing may broadcast their availability to matesJuan Jose Arango / VWPics / Alam As male fork-tailed flycatchers zip around, their wings can produce a high-pitched trilling, and new research shows these whistles have dialects and may be used for communication. Fork-tailed…
By Michael Le Page Wild hummingbirds were able to distinguish between bird feeders by looking at the colours emitted by a special lightNoah Whiteman Birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish may see kinds of colours we cannot even imagine, say researchers whose experiments with wild hummingbirds show they perceive five so-called non-spectral colours. Almost all of…
3 min read I WALK A LOT. Not just from my New York City apartment to the subway and then the office, but across town for meetings, errands that pile up on the same day, and the occasional detour to grab a coffee or check out a new shop. By the time winter hits, my
If you’ve ever woken up after a night out with a pounding headache, nausea, and lots of regret—then unfortunately, you’re familiar with being hungover. It’s all fun and games when the alcoholic drinks are flowing, but too many of them take a toll on your body. Hangover symptoms occur because alcohol is a central nervous
6 min read The following story contains spoilers for Landman season 2, episode 7, "Forever Is an Instant.” "FROM NOW ON, starting today, I’m gonna enjoy my life.” So says Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) after another of the expletive-laden one-on-ones he has with his father. But this time, for a change, he’s taken the