It’s easy to lump all sparrow bird types together: “Yep, looks like a sparrow to me.” You can find at least 33 species of native sparrows across the country. And while their plumage won’t sweep you ...

Animal psychology expert Watanabe Shigeru trained pigeons to differentiate between Picasso and Monet, and Java sparrows to recognize Bach. His work shows us what life as a scientist is all about.

The Miner Building in Eugene, Oregon, was completed in 1925 and was once the city's tallest building. After falling into disrepair, the building underwent a $2.4 million renovation in 2016 and was ...

Editor's note: This holiday season, the staff of The Register-Guard decided to take a closer look at creative reuse in a series of stories we're calling "That used to be what?" These five stories aim ...