Darwin's finches on the Galápagos Islands are once again providing insights into the theory of evolution, with two studies investigating their dealings with the parasitic avian vampire fly (Philornis ...

A new study led by UConn researchers gives hope that some populations of Darwin's finches may be better armed to survive a devastating invasive parasite. Credit: Sarah A. Knutie et al Scientists are ...

Spending time with offspring is beneficial to development, but it's proving lifesaving to Galápagos Islands Darwin's finches. A new study has found evidence Darwin's finch females that spend longer ...

A critically-endangered bird is making a comeback on the Galapagos Islands. Experts from the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Galapagos National Park Directorate who formed part of The Mangrove Finch ...

Some of the small, plain songbirds known as Darwin’s finches might protect their young from flesh-eating parasites just by staying in the nest 1. The team found fewer larvae in the nests in which ...

Life can be tough for a squirrel — pets chase them, they are thwarted from feasting on bird feeders, they get run over by cars and bikes when they act squirrely by zig-zagging across roads and trails.

It's a good thing not just the early bird gets the worm. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Detroit Metro Airport found live larvae of a rare fruit fly in a traveler's things earlier this ...

Mountain fly maggots have evolved fake faces on their butts as a cunning disguise to infiltrate termite colonies, a new study has found. Researchers spotted the fake faces, which resemble termite ...

QUITO, May 11 (Reuters) - Ecuador's Galapagos Islands have welcomed 12 new chicks of the Little Vermilion Flycatcher bird species, the national park said on Thursday, a record boost since conservation ...

Spending time with offspring is beneficial to development, but it’s proving lifesaving to Galápagos Islands Darwin’s finches studied by Flinders University experts. A new study, published in ...

Scientists are working hard to thwart a blood-sucking fly that is decimating populations of the charismatic finches that helped Charles Darwin formulate the theory of evolution. The avian vampire fly, ...