Chickadees replace 30 percent of their old neurons to make room for new memories in their hippocampus. The expansion of the hippocampus is one of the most impressive aspects of any bird. Seasonal ...

RENO, Nev. — Usually, forgetting where you put your coffee cup down doesn’t have a major impact on the rest of your life – you can easily retrieve another cup of coffee (and find the other one later, ...

Lost your keys? Misplaced your glasses? Can’t remember where you parked the car? You may wish you had the memory of a mountain chickadee. In warmer months, these half-ounce birds, with brains slightly ...

Your ability to remember and recall moments in time is important for recording life-defining moments and everyday information like where you parked the car. Now researchers reporting in the journal ...

It seems like common sense that being smart should increase the chances of survival in wild animals. Yet for a long time, scientists couldn’t demonstrate that because it was unclear how to tell ...

The black-capped chickadee is universally adored as a feeder guest. Learn more about their song, nest and more.

You put the car keys down somewhere in the house, and have spent 15 minutes trying to find them. You’ve also been known to dash around looking for your hat, forgetting that it’s already on your head.