Declared extinct in the wild decades ago, a newborn Spix’s macaw hatchling at a European zoo is offering the species fresh hope. The Spix’s macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is a brilliantly blue parrot once ...

Scientists found a spiky “blue-headed” animal sleeping in the mountains of Peru and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Peru. Photo from Omri D. Cohen via ...