Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

The barn owl’s tail plays an unexpected role in flight by making the bird more aerodynamic, which may have implications for drone design. In aeronautical engineering, anything that provides lift – ...

A Co Down farmer is celebrating after one of Northern Ireland’s rarest birds successfully bred on his land for the third year in a row. Barn owl numbers are down to fewer than 30 breeding pairs in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid ...

A barn owl had to be euthanised after suffering a serious leg injury. It happened after its leg became caught on part of a wind pump on the marshes beside Acle New Road, close to the River Bure.