The night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis, is a small nocturnal parrot that can only be found in Australia’s immense arid interior. It is has cryptic greenish yellow plumage with yellow, brown ...

There had been no confirmed sightings of a live night parrot for nearly 140 years. So when the naturalist John Young produced evidence of the near-mythic bird in a remote corner of Australia’s ...

Australia’s night parrot is nocturnal, but the critically endangered bird may not be able to see very well in the dark, according to a new study. Its vision is likely similar to daytime parrots ...

The votes are in and Australia has crowned the most amazing night sky experience. Here's everything you need to know about the Milky Way and how best to see it.

In short: Most people in the world live under light-polluted skies with many unable to see the Milky Way at night. Use interactives in this story to see how where you live affects your view of the ...