Zebra finches don’t just mimic sounds—they understand them, revealing surprising insights into animal communication and ...

With All Hallows Eve rapidly approaching, I thought it was high time to explore the spookier side of birds. Specifically, ...

It starts with a quiet morning on the porch, coffee in hand, light breaking through the trees, and a slight movement near the garden edge. A notification appears on the phone: "Northern Cardinal ...

Lord Howe Island is the sort of pristine island paradise that graces screensavers, deemed as having "Outstanding Universal Value" by UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. The government of New South ...

What struck me most was the pain in his eyes. Not the kind of pain that announces itself with dramatics, but the slower variety that settles into the contours of a face and refuses to leave. A ...

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 ...

Each year, as winter approaches, many bird species undertake an exhausting migration, sometimes hundreds or even thousands of miles long. Birds will fly south to find more temperate climates, which is ...

When a bird hears this call, it instinctively investigates. During that moment, explained co-author Damián Blasi, a language scientist at Pompeu Fabra University in Spain, the bird begins to associate ...

Researchers from FishEye Collaborative, a conservation-technology nonprofit, Cornell University, and Aalto University have developed a new tool that combines underwater sound recording and 360° video ...

DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 18: Zach McKinstry #39 of the Detroit Tigers, left, and Parker Meadows #22 watch from the dugout during the ninth inning of a 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s voice appeared to struggle during last week's Senate hearing over changes to vaccine policies and the CDC. Here's what to know about his ...

Minnesota Vikings fans woke up on Friday morning hoping for good news on the injury front this afternoon, when the team’s final official injury report of week 3 was due to drop. The Vikings have ...