Wind turbine blades are a deadly danger to birds. The solution: painting them like venomous snakes

Researchers from the University of Helsinki and the University of Exeter found that certain warning-style blade colors can make birds avoid wind turbines more than standard white.

A red-black-yellow pattern inspired by aposematic animals like coral snakes and dart frogs performed especially well in tests.

The finding points to a simple, low-cost paint-based strategy that could reduce bird collisions as wind power keeps expanding.