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This Snake’s Bizarre Tail Looks Like a Spider. Scientists Finally Took a Peek Inside (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-10 | get National Geographic Complete Snakes of the World book → | tags: spider-tailed horned viper, snake tail, mimicry

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Rogue iOS developer creates app that simulates messages sent by carrier pigeon; messages only travel at 100mph — LA to NYC correspondence takes 22 hours to deliver; virtual birds can get distracted or even lost (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-16 | by Mark Tyson | tags: ios, carrier pigeon, noah larrobino

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Do birds enjoy flying? Analysis of affect after flight in galah (E roseicapilla) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: affect, affect flight, analysis

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Hitchcock and Herrmann: The friendship and film scores that changed cinema (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-20 | by Jonathan Coe | tags: alfred hitchcock, herrmann, film scores

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Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores That Changed Cinema (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-20 | by Jonathan Coe | tags: alfred hitchcock, herrmann, film scores

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Cornell's Interactive Wall of Birds (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: cornell, interactive wall, birds

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‘Slow-cial’ app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a carrier pigeon (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-08 | by Amanda Silberling | get Slow Pigeon Smartphone Stand → | tags: birds, friends, mendelsohn

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Scientists discover guidance system for migratory songbirds (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | by Andrew Merrington | get Bird Migration GPS Tracker → | tags: africa, birds, dutch

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Breaking the Bird Barrier: Scientist Decodes Zebra Finch Language (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | by Deeksha Pandey | get Zebra Finch Bird Call Recorder → | tags: birds, calls, elie

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How do flocking birds and schools of fish move? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by James Devitt | get Birds of Paradise Book → | tags: nyu, physical review fluids, flocking birds

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Why we seek to fly: Books in brief (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-12 | by Robinson | tags: birds, gibson, lorna

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Five winning images of scientists at work (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-10 | by Alexia Austin | get Science Photography Book → | tags: ago amid, aircraft, alps

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You can play Angry Birds on Android Auto, plus 4 more popular games - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-06-01 | by Artie Beaty | get Android Auto Game Controller → | tags: angry birds, android auto, gamesnacks

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A Remake of ‘The Birds’ Is Flying to Television (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-30 | get Birds-themed TV Puzzle Game → | tags: the birds, alfred hitchcock, tv series

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Birds get a bad rap: why we should look up to our feathered friends (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-18 | by Schiffman | get Bird Watching Binoculars → | tags: oystercatcher, scott weidensaul, bird conservation

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Sega cancels its 'Super Game' plan (engadget.com)

2026-05-12 | by Steve Dent | get Sega Genesis Mini → | tags: sega, super game, azure

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Birds Never Evolved ‘Perfect’ Wings, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get Bird Wing Model Kit → | tags: birds, wings, evolution

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Angry Birds and FIFA International Soccer join the World Video Game Hall of Fame (engadget.com)

2026-05-07 | by Kris Holt | get Angry Birds Puzzle Game → | tags: angry birds, fifa international soccer, silent hill

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Urban Birds Are Rising Earlier Because of Traffic Noise (2013) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get Birdsong Noise-Canceling Headphones → | tags: urban birds, traffic noise, dawn chorus

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Daily briefing: Youthifying 'mirror' brings back more vivid childhood memories (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Graham | get Smart LED Mirror → | tags: thermal imaging, bird migration, night-flying birds

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Robot Birds Deployed by Park to Attract Real Birds - Built By High School Students (slashdot.org)

2026-04-13 | by Posted | get Bird Song Recording Device → | tags: robot birds, high school students, unix

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You need to listen to M83’s icy post-rock record Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (theverge.com)

2026-02-01 | by Terrence O'Brien | get M83 → | tags: birds, cities, city

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Scientists Are Using AI to Help Identify Dinosaur Footprints (cnet.com)

2026-01-27 | by See Full Bio | get DinoTrackers → | tags: bird, birds, dinosaur

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Why everyone on TikTok is pretending to be an owl (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-24 | get HootsCam → | tags: accents, accents hyper, birds

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Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-23 | get Drones → | tags: birds, cherry, crop

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A Wildlife Expert Explains How to Get More Birds at Your Bird Feeder (cnet.com)

2026-01-22 | by See Full Bio | get Bird Feeder → | tags: bird, bird feeder, birds

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Daily briefing: Same-sex sex is a normal part of some primates’ lives (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-13 | by Graham | tags: birds, climate, min read

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How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought (feeds.nature.com)

2026-01-13 | by Marshall | get Birds → | tags: archaeopteryx, baminornis, bird

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Birdbuddy's new smart bird feeder can ID birds by their songs (engadget.com)

2026-01-06 | get Birdwatcher's Delight → | tags: bird, birdbuddy, birds

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Winter Bird Feeding Tips for the Peak of Bird Watching Season (2026) (wired.com)

2026-01-06 | by Kat Merck | get Bird Feeder → | tags: bird, birds, feeders