The brain science of tiny birds with amazing memories
Black-capped chickadees have an incredible ability to remember where they’ve cached food in their environments. They are also small, fast, and able to fly.
Plants & AnimalsFEB 7, 2023
Chickadees, titmice and nuthatches flocking together benefit from a diversity bonus—so do humans
Carolina chickadees are small, boisterous year-round residents of the southeastern United States. They are regularly found with much larger tufted titmice, white-breasted nuthatches and various woodpecker species.
EcologyFEB 10, 2023
Don’t feed the bears! But birds OK, new Tahoe research shows
Don’t feed the bears! Wildlife biologists and forest rangers have preached the mantra for nearly a century at national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite, and for decades in areas where urban development increasingly invaded …