A main culprit in the decline of healthy coral is the loss of parrot fish, above, and other grazers. The fish eat algae and seaweed, which benefits coral reefs and other species.. Don Rhodes ...

The authors pieced together the long history of parrots in the genus Amazona, focusing on two species — the Cuban (Amazona leucocephala; upper) and Hispaniolan (A. ventralis; lower) parrots — for ...

For the first time, researchers have extracted ancient DNA from Caribbean parrot fossils and archaeological specimens, showing that species thought to be endemic to particular islands were ...

NOVA and PBS Digital Studios have produced a series of videos called “Gross Science.” One video explains how many beaches in the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Maldives and many other places around the world ...

With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region, according to a new report ...