Genetic links hint at early migration from North America

A landmark collection of bat genomes reveals fresh clues about the evolution of one of the world’s most unusual groups of mammals.

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An Indigenous community in Indonesia has found a way to protect one of the world's rarest cockatoos without abandoning a centuries-old sacred tradition, offering a new model for conservation.

The Huaulu tribe of Seram Island, Maluku, maintains the sacred Cidaku ritual, in which young men traditionally prove their passage to adulthood by hunting the E...

Papageienfedern begeisterten schon in der Vor-Inka-Zeit. Forscher konnten anhand von uralten Grabbeigaben einem Papageienhandel auf die Spur kommen.

Ancient DNA and other clues from feathers found in modern Peru hint that the ancient Ychsma culture imported birds from the distant Amazon.

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Here, the authors combine ancient DNA, stable isotopes, and computational modeling to study colorful feathers from a pre-Incan tomb in Peru. They identify four species of parrots, which were likely ca...

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Why do you think they build them?

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The orb-weaving spider Cyclosa longicauda from Peru constructs unique stabilimenta from detritus and silk that visually resemble a larger spider. This previously undescribed behavior likely functions....