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Critically Endangered Parrots Enjoy Baby Boom After Mating Frenzy

Par : John Yoon
2 septembre 2026 à 04:57
There are now 325 kakapos in New Zealand, the largest population of the giant, flightless parrot species in decades, conservationists said.

© Jake Osborne/Department of Conservation — New Zealand, via Agence France-Presse

The efforts to save the kakapo from the brink of extinction began after their numbers dropped to just 51 birds in 1995.

How Scientists Use Eclipses for Research

12 août 2026 à 12:11
It’s a chance not just to study the sun but also space weather, light pollution and even animal behavior.

© Gemma Miralda/Associated Press

The Gran Telescopio Canarias, at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain.
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