Since zebra finches are similar to humans in how they learn to communicate, researchers can use them as a model for infant language development. PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 2026 — We are all born completely ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS - Charles Darwin's concept of evolution was fueled by the mockingbirds and finches on these South American islands. During our recent visit to the Galapagos, we saw the wide ...

Zebra finches innovate solutions to novel foraging tasks, where sometimes success is related to personality type. Personality is not unique to humans. New research published in the Royal Society Open ...

Invasive parasites in the Galápagos Islands may leave some Darwin’s tree finches singing the blues. The nonnative Philornis downsi fly infests the birds’ nests and lays its eggs there. Fly larvae ...