Birds play a larger role in the dispersal of wild cotton than previously assumed. This is shown by a study in the journal Oikos, carried out in southern Africa. Researchers discovered that birds ...

A new fabric inspired by the feathers of the magnificent riflebird — a bird of paradise from New Guinea and the northern tip of Australia — is the darkest ever created, according to its inventors.

Adult male magnificent riflebirds have ultrablack feathers covering most of their bodies. Paul Maury / Cornell Lab of Ornithology The magnificent riflebird has a striking appearance. Adult males of ...

A Cornell University team has created the darkest fabric ever made, inspired by the ultrablack plumage of the magnificent riflebird. By combining polydopamine dye with plasma-etched nanostructures, ...

For the last decade or so, but especially the past few years, Porsche has been greatly expanding its in-house customization branches. The Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur team does everything from ...

Ultrablack reflects less than 0.5% of light and is useful for cameras, solar panels, and telescopes but is hard to make and fades at angles, and researchers have now found a simple method to produce ...

Credit: Image generated by VentureBeat with FLUX-pro-1.1-ultra Semantic intelligence is a critical element of actually understanding what data means and how it can be used. Microsoft is now deeply ...

The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first detected infection of the H5N5 bird flu strain in a human, noting that community risk remains low. Dr. William Schaffner, an ...

For three decades, Vaux’s swifts have returned to Chapman Elementary School, making the Northwest Portland spot their designated roost and offering their nightly swirling performance for thousands of ...

This tutorial shows how to crochet a small bird in just 10 minutes using a no-sew amigurumi technique. The project is beginner-friendly, quick to complete, and requires only basic stitches. The design ...