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STEAM Register Staff Scientists have discovered two new subspecies of Vermilion Flycatcher songbirds in the Galápagos Islands. While this would normally sound like great news, the researchers say that the newly-discovered San Cristóbal Island Vermilion...

Photo: Shown is a young male Galápagos vermilion flycatcher on Isabela Island. It is not extinct, unlike its close relative, the San Cristóbal Island vermilion flycatcher. Credit: Jack Dumbacher and the California Academy of Sciences Researchers have...

Citizen scientists in the bay area are helping conserve birds and their habitats through the San Francisco Bird Ba y Observatory. Do you live in the area? Find out more about how you can participate at SciStarter. by Kristin Butler Have you ever been...

June 05, 2016 at Rotary Nature Center and Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge in Oakland. Come learn how the Lake Merritt colonies have changed over the years, view the current colony of Double-crested Cormorants who now use the area, and find out what it...

SAN FRANCISCO (August 10, 2016) -- Scientists have discovered a new species of colorful songbird in the Galápagos Islands, with one catch: it's extinct. Researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco State University (SFSU), the University...