Hoatzin: The Strange 'Smelly Bird' Born With Clawed Wings That Appears to Be an Evolutionary 'Orphan'

Hoatzins are considered evolutionary orphans, as their place in the bird family tree remains unclear. (Image credit: Patrick Gallet/500
Hoatzins are considered evolutionary orphans, as their place in the bird family tree remains unclear. (Image credit: Patrick Gallet/500
In crowded rooms with many people talking, it can be difficult to isolate sounds with affordable hearing aids. (Image credit: Rawpixel.com via Shutterstock) Have you ever had trouble hearing your friend's voice over other conversations in a crowded room? Scientists…
(Photo courtesy of Tatiana Maximova via Getty Images) A new artificial intelligence (AI) model can predict a person's biological age – their physical condition and aging process – based on selfies. The model, called FaceAge, analyzes how old a face…
At first glance, primates like this baboon (left) may seem similar to great apes like this gorilla (right), but experts say the two groups are quite different. (Photo by Mark Guitard and Mark Newman via Getty Images) At the initial…
In addition to ancient Roman pottery, jewellery, rare coins and evidence of a road network, the 18-acre site in Newington, England, also revealed the ruins of an ancient temple. The site was found as part of a development of 124…
Researchers excavating at Tell Abu Saifi in the Sinai Desert also found barracks for soldiers, a 328-foot-long road and four large lime kilns. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and AntiquitiesThe rectangular buildings in the fortress were probably used as living quarters…