The most beautiful aspect of the world we live in is the diversity within our animal kingdom. Birds are particularly colorful, many with a unique pattern of markings that makes it hard to believe they ...

A study of starlings in Africa shows that they form long-term social bonds similar to human friendships. The fact that humans who are not related by blood help each other repeatedly over time is ...

There's nothing sweeter than a baby animal, whether it's a newborn donkey who loves being held like a human baby or a fluffy falcon chick like Cheeto. Even though some animal babies, such as this baby ...

Zipf’s law of abbreviation explains how commonly spoken words tend to be shorter. The idea is so intuitive, birds appear to use it, too.