It has been proposed that birds spread fungi to new environment and in return fungi help woodpeckers to soften the tree which help them to dig in easier. An interesting story is shared at: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2018/03/02/flashback-friday-woodpeckers-use-wood-eating-fungus-to-make-their-pecking-easier/#.Wu3tpRIrKu4

Contrary to previous observations and thought, researchers from University of Sydney demonstrated in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that eating even 12 eggs per weeks don’t cause any risk of cardiovascular risks. More at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507074212.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

In most North American hummingbirds, males court females by diving at them head on — but Costa’s hummingbirds (Calypte costae) perform their courtship dives off to the side. Researchers now find that this strategy allows […]