Geese : Discovery News

Animals: Surfing Geese Explained [VIDEO]

Posted Mon Jul 11, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0

A gaggle of geese float down the Colorado River and onto a giant, man-made wave! Are they surfing or just trying to survive (or maybe a little bit of both)? Jorge Ribas gets the answer. Watch video

Arctic Geese Skip Migration as Planet Warms

Posted by Michael Reilly Wed Sep 16, 2009 09:56 AM ET | 0

Tens of thousands of small arctic geese called Pacific brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) decided not to go south for the winter in fall 2007. In fact, conditions are so good that the geese run the risk of overpopulating, according to Robert Trost of... Read more

Arctic Geese Skip Migration as Planet Warms: Discovery News

Posted Tue Aug 4, 2009 03:01 PM ET

An Arctic goose known to winter in sunny Mexico are finding the planet has warmed enough that they can stay in Alaska year-round. Read more

Add Erosion to Alaska's Climate Woes : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

The rate of erosion has doubled along Alaska's Beaufort Sea in just a few decades. Read more

Radar Could Help Reduce Bird Strikes: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

A new radar and software system allows planes to detect and then avoid flying birds like the two Canada geese that brought down U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. Read more

Some Airports More At Risk for Bird Strikes: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:23 PM ET

The location of an airport, along with the level of provided protection, can heighten or decrease the chances of a bird air strike, like the two strikes thought to have forced U.S. Airways flight 1549 into New York's Hudson River yesterday, suggest... Read more

Bird Flu Survives in Landfills: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 9, 2009 05:15 AM ET

After an outbreak of the bird flu, most carcasses end up in landfills. There, according to a new study, the virus can survive for up to two years. Read more

Tech: When Birds Hit Planes [VIDEO]

Posted Mon Mar 2, 2009 11:26 AM ET | 0

Aircraft bird strikes are on the rise; two Canada geese brought down Flight 1549 into the Hudson recently. And the Smithsonian's Feather Identification Lab - BSI for short - is on the case. Kasey-Dee Gardner investigates the three ways the lab IDs. Watch video

Wide Angle: Bird Strike Avoidance Technology

Posted Mon Mar 2, 2009 11:08 AM ET

In this Wide Angle, we'll take a look at how bird strikes happen and how science can help avoid these collisions. Read more

Radar Could Help Reduce Bird Strikes

Posted by Eric Bland Mon Mar 2, 2009 10:43 AM ET | 0

Officials at DeTect Inc. and the U.S. Air Force say that bird detecting radar technology available today could have prevented, or at least lowered the chance, of the bird strike that brought down U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on Jan. 15, 2009. Read more

Engines on the Airbus 320 lost power after colliding with birds.

Some Airports More At Risk for Bird Strikes

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:00 AM ET | 0

The location of an airport, along with the level of provided protection, can heighten or decrease the chances of a bird air strike, like the two strikes thought to have forced U.S. Airways flight 1549 into New York's Hudson River, suggest federal... Read more