Shuvuuia: A dinosaur that hunted in the dark

PHYSorg
May 6, 2021, 2:00 pm598 ptsHot
Today's 10,000 species of birds live in virtually every habitat on Earth, but only a handful have adaptations enabling them to hunt active prey in the dark of night. Scientists have long wondered whether theropod dinosaurs—the group that gave rise to modern birds—had similar sensory adaptations.

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Older and Wiser: How Elder Animals Help Species to Survive

Yale e360

Older and Wiser: How Elder Animals Help Species to Survive 127

Brazil FOIA confirms Lula & Macron talked before key CITES vote on endangered tree

Mongabay

Brazil FOIA confirms Lula & Macron talked before key CITES vote on endangered tree 124

As Climate Disasters Create an Insurance Crisis, a California Bill Seeks to Make Fossil Fuel Companies Pay

InsideClimate News

As Climate Disasters Create an Insurance Crisis, a California Bill Seeks to Make Fossil Fuel Companies Pay 124

Xpeng is actually building this electric flying car — I visited the factory

Electrek

Xpeng is actually building this electric flying car — I visited the factory 121

ENN

A Regulatory Loophole Could Delay Ozone Recovery by Years 121

China shipped a record 68 GW of solar in March – here’s why it matters

Electrek

China shipped a record 68 GW of solar in March – here’s why it matters 120

Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Attempt to Demolish D.C. Bike Lane

Streetsblog

Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Attempt to Demolish D.C. Bike Lane 117

Tesla will build factories just to retrofit HW3 cars it said could do FSD, but can’t

Electrek

Tesla will build factories just to retrofit HW3 cars it said could do FSD, but can’t 116

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Featured

Thursday’s Headlines Shout, Shout, Let…

Thursday’s Headlines Shout, Shout, Let It All Out

Elon Musk pushes Tesla Roadster unveil…

Elon Musk pushes Tesla Roadster unveil again — now ‘maybe in a month or so’

Elon Musk pushes unsupervised FSD for…

Elon Musk pushes unsupervised FSD for consumer Teslas — again

This volcano that 'slept' for 100,000 years was never truly quiet

Tesla seems to say Robotaxi launch will…

Tesla seems to say Robotaxi launch will be pushed back in 5 US cities

Wildfire-driven deforestation rates in California among highest in world

Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere

Tesla (TSLA) pulled questionable levers…

Tesla (TSLA) pulled questionable levers to make Q1 2026 financials look good

‘Chameleon’ Bees Change Colour With the Weather

Common Asian Plant in Brazil Shows Potential for Removing Microplastics From…