Islands are famous for producing some of the world's strangest creatures, and now a new international study shows that the ...

Avian malaria is spreading across Hawaiʻi in a way scientists didn’t fully grasp until now: nearly every forest bird species can help keep the disease alive. Researchers found the parasite at 63 of 64 ...

Unlike most snakes, Dumeril’s boas give live birth, protecting embryos internally until fully developed neonates emerge.

The study found that 63 out of 64 sites across the islands had avian malaria, including areas with diverse bird communities.

Think of it less like a conventional nest, and more like an apartment block. Each structure contains hundreds of individual chambers, which are each home to a single pair of birds and their brood.