How birds send heat into space measured for the first time—a hidden reflectance of feathers - Peer2Peer

How birds send heat into space measured for the first time—a hidden reflectance of feathers

Mar 22, 2026

As human-caused climate change continues to raise temperatures across the globe, understanding how birds regulate their temperature is vital for their conservation. But how much heat birds emit—an invisible spectrum of radiation known as mid-infrared—has never been studied, until now.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-birds-space-hidden-feathers.html

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