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In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought materials from the surface of the asteroid Bennu (pictured) safely back to Earth. The returned samples were then curated carefully, to prevent the ...

Winter arrives with its frosty charm, but for many creatures, it also brings a scramble for survival. While we’re cozying up with hot drinks and fluffy blankets, birds and pollinators are out there ...

Making new friends has its challenges, even for birds. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that monk parakeets introduced to new birds will "test the waters" with potential friends to ...

Researchers say monk parakeets test the waters of new relationships by gradually increasing solicitous behaviors to make friends with other birds. Making new friends has its challenges, even for birds ...

A Galápagos bird species is stunning behaviorists with their “freewheeling” lifestyles. Described in the journal PLOS One, ...

The “Bird Theory” or “Bird Test” is a social media trend where mentioning something trivial, like spotting a bird, tests how emotionally attuned your partner is by their response. Rooted in ...

If you’ve ever watched a flapping insect or hummingbird hover in place – often while engaged in other activities such as ...

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The unfamiliar monk parakeets got to know each other slowly before moving on to behaviors like preening, pictured here. Claire O'Connell Monk parakeets are highly social birds. These bright green ...

If you’re know-it-all cousin tries to tell you Benjamin Franklin wanted the country’s national symbol to be a turkey, rather than a Bald Eagle, between spoonfuls of mashed potatoes this Thanksgiving, ...