Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Brain Damage? Research Presents an Intriguing New Hypothesis
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Originally published: Aug 25 2014 - 10:30am, Inside Science News ServiceBy: Katharine Gammon, Contributor(Inside Science) -…
How do woodpeckers repeatedly hammer their heads into tree trunks without suffering brain damage? Their skull superpowers are…
Researchers are looking at how woodpeckers manage to avoid injury as they engage in high-velocity impacts with trees.