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When scientists played R2-D2’s famous bleeps and whistles for a group of birds, they weren’t expecting a concert — but that’s exactly what they got. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and ...

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They're famous for copying human speech, car alarms, and even ringtone melodies. But what happens when you challenge ...

Volunteers have found new pairs of powerful owls in South Australia's south-east, where the species is rarely seen. The owls' calls were recorded as part of an acoustic monitoring project across the ...

The relationship between sounds in words and their meaning is thought to be mostly arbitrary. Some linguists and behavioural ecologists, however, argue that the instinctive vocal responses that humans ...

William Feeney receives funding from the Spanish National Research Council. He has previously received funding from the Queensland Government, Hermon Slade Foundation, Seaworld Research and Rescue ...

A flight departing from Cardiff Airport was forced to make an emergency diversion to Birmingham. The TUI flight was heading to Paphos, Cyprus and expecting to land at 10.45pm, but shortly after take ...

A passenger flight was forced to make an emergency diversion after suffering a bird strike shortly after take-off. After climbing to around 3,000ft and circling Swansea Bay, the plane headed towards ...

09:21, Mon, Sep 29, 2025 Updated: 09:25, Mon, Sep 29, 2025 A TUI flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a bird strike. The strike took place shortly after take-ff and forced Birmingham ...