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The birds – a quick quiz Quiz

by David Shaw, 3 December 2020 | 2 comments

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This quiz is devoted to our flying (and sometimes flightless) feathered friends. Can you bring home a victory to feather your nest?

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Air cannon Activity

by David Shaw, 22 August 2019 | 0 comments

Cup with plastic wrap and ticket targets in the background.

Want to reach out and touch something with a puff of air? This tiny air cannon shoots vortexes of air that can be felt from metres away!

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Chemical secrets of feathers News

by Pat, 15 March 2013 | 0 comments

X-ray fluorescent images of feathers.

Birds are an important part of many ecosystems. New Australian research shows that bird feathers could be used to measure just how healthy some ecosystems are.

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