Shellie Ochsman thought her rose-breasted cockatoo, Decco, would never progress past the few phrases she learned during their first month together. Ochsman, who lives in Potomac, tried talking to her ...

After watching the many viral videos of birds happily singing to their humans, it 100% makes sense to me that this is a skill a parrot mom or dad would want their pet to have. They're so cute — and ...

During a quiz on plate tectonics, two students whisper in the back of my room. I notice but stay quiet. I have one chance to ...