If you are at a beach that still allows smoking and you want to light up, you will need to head way down the beach,” Smith ...

When we think of parrots mimicking sounds, we usually picture a pet bird shouting “hello,” barking like a dog, or copying a ...

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This Mississippi River town of about 800 residents has perfected the art of making strangers feel like they’ve come home, ...

One of the world's rarest parakeets has seen its numbers surge thanks to a pair of super breeders now responsible for more than 10% of the total population.

Urbanization is rapidly transforming natural habitats and poses growing challenges for wildlife. One lesser-known consequence ...

Dear Eric: I have realized recently that I talk too much. I don’t know if I have always talked too much. Whether this is a recent aberrant behavior, or not, I have to stop it. During my conversations ...

Always lovely to see a lot of our “locals” hanging up all sorts of feeders for our local birds – it’s the thing you do from autumn onwards. To be honest, it’s a thing to watch from the window – it ...

In northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, producing a sound scientists have puzzled ...

Dr. Jo Myers, DVM, veterinary adviser at Vetster, is a graduate of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine ...

Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with babies and toddlers. Instead, caregivers are often encouraged to speak properly and use adultlike language, out of concern that simplified ...

Kathleen Mahon, a school psychologist at Haine Elementary School in Cranberry, was named Best Buddies Advisor of the Year for the Pittsburgh region. We're chatting with Dr. Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, ...