Forget the treetops—a burrowing owl nests underground. Some use the dens of other animals. Find out what these owls eat and ...

Many aspects of animals that people find beautiful evolved to be attractive to the animals themselves. A new study hints at a common aspect of perception that dates back hundreds of millions of years.

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

Whether it’s a canary’s chirp or a treefrog’s croak, humans tend to prefer many of the same sounds that animals do themselves, a new study finds ...

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Mick Cronin spoke at the beginning of the month about his desire for Bird Rights in the Big Ten, allowing teams to exceed the ...

The 'Bird by Bird' author and Neal Allen discuss their new book 'Good Writing' and their late-in-life romance.

Outer Banks Voice Each summer, as dusk settles over the Croatan Sound, the sky above the William B. Umstead Bridge begins to stir. A few birds appear first, darting low over the ...

Some evenings, the sky seems to reorganize itself in real time. A dense flock of starlings sweeps across the sky, tightening into a dark band before stretching into a wider, shifting shape. “During ...

University of Michigan study finds noise harms birds' health in many ways, including their ability to reproduce ...

As Jason P. Woodbury was preparing to release a hazy, psychedelic daydream of a debut album titled "Something Happening/Always Happening” in 2022, he thought it best to keep his musical identity in a ...

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, reveals new research. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests – and paired the sounds with either adult ...