Zebra finch neurons offer new clues about learning, repair, and human brain limits
A zebra finch can fit in the palm of your hand, but its brain is doing something that…
Tunneling Neurons in Adult Bird Brains Provide New Insights into Neurogenesis
Neurons [Evgenii Kovalev / E+/ Getty Images] Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your…
Brazil’s Blue-and-Yellow Macaws Return to Rio After 200 Years: ‘A dream come true’
A blue and yellow macaw in Jurong National Park, credit – Luc Viatour, CC 2.0. In Rio de…
Every Day She Leaves Home, This Crooked-Beaked Magpie Runs To Sing Her A Song
Three years ago, shortly after Aileen Danielle moved into her apartment in Queensland, Australia, she noticed a pair…
Endangered Cockatoos Finally Hatch Chick in Artificial Nest, a Promise of Conservation Success
– credit Benjamin Muller, supplied to ABC Au The future looks substantially brighter for a beautiful and totally…
UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections
Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) – Credit, Omar Torrico supplied by WCS © 132 representatives from world governments…
Endangered Cahow, One of the Rarest Seabirds in the World, Hatched on Nonsuch Island in Bermuda
A Bermuda petrel, or Cahow, on Nonsuch Island – credit, Cahow Recovery Project Though an event neither singular…
Japan’s Red-Crowned Crane No Longer a Threatened Species after Years of Conservation Efforts
Japan Data Environment Mar 25, 2026 After a recovery in the red-crowned crane population, Japan’s Ministry of the…
Penguins are ingesting worrying amounts of white plastic. Could switching colours protect them?
By Angela Symons with AP Published on 20/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Research has shown the majority of plastic waste found ingested…
Elusive Nightjar Populations Doubled in 5 Years, a ‘Remarkable Comeback’ Conservationists Say
A Lesser Nighthawk in Costa Rica – credit, Jerry Oldenettel – originally posted to Flickr, via CC 2.0.…
New bird species found in Japan for first time in 45 years
An international research team including Japan’s Yamashina Institute for Ornithology said Wednesday that it has discovered a new…
Japanese crane no longer considered ‘threatened’ as population recovers
The Environment Ministry removed the red-crowned crane, also known as the Japanese crane, from its list of threatened…