In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns ...

The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...

The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech ...

Deep below the Earth’s surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green.

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Published online March 19 in the journal Nature, the study mapped the activity of a group of nerve cells in the bird's brain called the central nucleus of the anterior arcopallium (AAC), which is ...

New research reveals that parrots produce speech using brain structures remarkably similar to those in humans.

Zoo officials announced the death of the 21-year-old black jaguar Wednesday morning. She had developed kidney disease, which ...

Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a ...