Unveiling Bird Culture: The Nest-Building of White-Browed Sparrow Weavers

Today, you’ll learn about how to sync up clocks on Earth with clocks on the moon, a nanoparticle that could help relieve stubborn allergies, and the culture of birds.  

Moon Clock  

• “Researchers figure out how to keep clocks on the Earth, Moon in sync.” by John Timmer. 2024.  
• “The Relativistic Framework to Estimate Clock Rates on the Moon.” by Neil Ashby & Bijunath R. Patla. 2024.  

Meat Allergy 

• “Tick-borne red meat allergy prevented in mice through new nanoparticle treatment.” by Jim Lynch. 2024.  
• “TAK-101 Nanoparticles Induce Gluten-Specific Tolerance in Celiac Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.” by Ciaran P. Kelly, et al. 2021.  

Bird Culture 

• “When birds build nests, they’re also building a culture.” by Nell Greenfieldboyce. 2024.  
• “Social learning in nest-building birds: a role for familiarity.” by Lauren M. Guillette, et al. 2016.  

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