Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom—function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future ...

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Biologist Lefebvre makes his English-language debut with an intriguing study of how birds learn, solve problems, and communicate. Drawing on his field work in Barbados, he demonstrates that birds are ...