We are all born completely helpless, with little of the knowledge and skills we will need to survive as adults. Even our ability to communicate is almost entirely learned from our parents or ...

If you ever learned anything about zebras growing up, the key fact about their stripes you might believe is accurate might not be accurate at all. That factoid would be that the stripes on a zebra are ...

A drawing by Sheila Girling, wildlife biologist Tim Caro's mother, in Caro's new book, 'Zebra Stripes.' (Sheila Girling/illustration) The distinct black and white stripes of zebras capture people’s ...

Shared learning method: Both human infants and zebra finches develop speech-like sequences through social feedback, according to new research. Caregiver influence: Responses to complex vocalizations ...

Calling someone a bird-brain may not be the insult it was intended to be. Although small in size, some birds' brains, such as ...

A groundbreaking study on preventing the spread of invasive zebra mussels has been put on hold over a legal issue between the state and federal governments. The study would have tested the effect ...