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Have you ever wondered how a flock of birds can fly in a perfect V-shaped formation? Researchers at New York University have some insights. Researchers conducted experiments using robotic "mock flocks ...

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M, NYU and others collaborated to analyze thousands of museum specimens, confirming centuries-old ecological rule applies to avian ...

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