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Scientists have found a trigger for social learning in wild animals. An experiment on great tits has pinpointed a single factor --immigration -- that can cause birds to pay close attention to others, ...

When it comes to the smartest bird, we humans still have a lot to learn. Bird intelligence comes in many forms, and scientists are finding that many species exhibit intelligence similar to that of ...

A vivid, in-depth look at why birds behave as they do. Birds are intelligent, sociable creatures that exhibit a wide array of behaviors--from mobbing and mimicking to mating and joint nesting. Why do ...

With chatbots like ChatGPT making a splash, machine learning is playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives. For many of us, it’s been a mixed bag. We rejoice when our Spotify For You playlist ...

Siblings are special. Be they protector or tormentor, friend or foe, the relationship between siblings is like no other. They witness each other’s childhoods — sharing parents, history, secrets and ...

In an impressive feat of rapid urban adaptation, sulphur-crested cockatoos have worked out how to use their feet and their large bodies to twist the tap handles of drinking fountains in order to ...

Language learning becomes more challenging for people as we age. Children learn languages easily, but this facility begins to decline when we reach our twenties and beyond. Why? To better understand ...

A community science initiative along the West Coast is using volunteer observations to study the effect of wildfire smoke on birds. Last summer, Carrie Brown-Kornarens spent 10 minutes every week ...