It’s easy to lump all sparrow bird types together: “Yep, looks like a sparrow to me.” You can find at least 33 species of native sparrows across the country. And while their plumage won’t sweep you ...

Animal psychology expert Watanabe Shigeru trained pigeons to differentiate between Picasso and Monet, and Java sparrows to recognize Bach. His work shows us what life as a scientist is all about.