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New research reveals how parrots and finches develop their extraordinary colours – and shows that evolution is an ongoing ...

What gives an Australian finch its brilliantly colored red, yellow or orange bill? A major new study has uncovered the ...

Discover Australia’s top 10 wildlife destinations, from the Great Barrier Reef to the Daintree Rainforest, offering ...

New research is shedding light on mysterious sleep mechanisms in an unexpected source: the Australian dragon lizard.

What happens to animals when their friends are stressed? Is it possible to document the spread of stress within groups of birds? Experiments conducted by the Cluster of Excellence "Centre for the ...

Authorities on the alert for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu have tested dead shearwaters, also known as muttonbirds, in ...

It's not every day you come across a 'one in a billion' find sitting in your backyard. But that was the reality for one woman ...

Australian finches' bill colors come from small genetic variations affecting how they process dietary pigments.

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There’s millions of invasive snakes on this tiny island, where they were accidentally introduced during World War II. Since ...