AnimalsOctober 14, 2024
Birds Practice Singing in Their Sleep
New work listens in on bird dreams
Stories by David Godkin
David Godkin is an award-winning science writer and frequent contributor to Scientific American and science-based biomedical engineering publications. He lives and works in Toronto.
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Bats in New Zealand Set Up "Time Shares"
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EvolutionFebruary 1, 2015
Duck-Billed Dinos Gave T. rex a Run for Its Money
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