New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger ...

Most of us grew up hearing the phrase “bird brain” thrown around as an insult. It was shorthand for stupidity, for a mind too small and simple to matter. Honestly, it’s one of science’s most ...

The Yankees failed to sweep the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon, suffering a 3-0 shutout loss at Globe Life Field. A lack of offense (only five hits) played a key role in New York's 11th loss of the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two San Diego men were sentenced for smuggling endangered exotic birds across the border. Parrots, toucans and ...

There’s something about watching a crow that makes you pause. Maybe it’s the way they tilt their heads, observing you with those dark, calculating eyes. Or perhaps it’s the way they seem to understand ...

Bird flu—specifically H5N1—is no longer just a poultry problem in Asia. What started as a major United States outbreak, first in wildlife, then in poultry, and later in dairy cattle, is raising new ...

This winter, hundreds of dead geese fell around Georgica Pond. No one knew how to dispose of the infected bodies, so a local landscaper just winged it. By Jacob Bernstein Georgica Pond is the brackish ...

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When a startup struggles, founders usually assume the solution is obvious: more marketing, more hiring, or more capital. But in my experience advising founders, the real issue is usually something ...

Some readers may solve the problem procedurally: line up the two numbers, add the ones column, carry the one, and add the tens to get 43. Others might instead notice a creative shortcut: 29 + 14 is ...

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