U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended Simpson, 22, as she tried to reenter the country in a Chevrolet Traverse, according to a news release issued on Tuesday, July 8. During a ...

Parrot feathers flaunt an array of colors, with yellow, red and orange hues made possible by pigments called psittacofulvins that are found only in the vibrant birds (SN: 3/15/05).

To understand the general role of this protein in controlling the plumage color in other parrot species, scientists studied another parrot, the rosy-faced lovebirds, a species that displays both ...