They say that hindsight is 20/20, and though the theory of ecological speciation -- which holds that new species emerge in response to ecological changes -- seems to hold in retrospect, it has been ...

House finches are very social birds that enjoy the company of their owners. Many of these brightly colored birds like to perch on fingers or even receive a pet on the head or body. Given that ...

Mild in taste yet rich in nutrients, grains are a go-to at dinnertime thanks to their versatility. They complement nearly any fish, meat, or vegetable. Rice is the world’s third most-produced ...

Many of our birds that visit in the winter are boreal species from Canada. These are irruptive species – when food supply dwindles farther north, these birds move into central and southern New England ...

Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached an initial rampdown phase for bug fixes, with the feature set now frozen. The following 10 features are ...

When a bird spots a predator and emits an alarm call, do its neighbors think “predator” and then react? Or do they automatically freeze or fly away because that’s what they’re wired to do?

When zebra finches hear a call from another bird, they don’t just react on instinct. New research shows that these birds actually understand what those calls mean – in the same way that humans ...

Deep in South Philly, Griddle & Rice’s storefront is a burst of color. The fast-casual, always-crowded café — with its checkered tile and pop-art-inspired branding — looks a bit like what you’d get if ...