Archives: November2009

• Bird Feathers “Sing”

  Male club-winged manakins vibrate their wings to create violin-like sounds to impress females, a new study says. Video.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Elephant Seals Sleep While Diving, Study Suggests

  With no land to rest on and the seabed miles below, migrating elephant seals use slowly drifting dives to catch a few Zs in the ocean depths, a new study says.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Sun Storm, Galactic Core, More

  The active sun extends loops of particles, chaos reigns in the Milky Way’s middle, tropical storm Ida gets spotted from above, and more in the week’s best space pictures.