Tracking the Flight of Birds, With Tiny Backpacks
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 14:49
in Biology & Nature
By fitting songbirds with tiny backpacks that contain sophisticated sensors, scientists have been able to follow the birds on their annual migration.
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