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

Dawn is beckoned by choruses of birds all around the world, but we still don't understand why our avian neighbours insist on ...

More than 60 years later, we can still wake up to the sound of birdsong, but as ubiquitous as the dawn chorus is, it’s not totally clear why birds do it. Now, a new study (yet to be peer reviewed) ...

Since time immemorial, farmlands have been as alive with bird songs as the sound of the wind. But now, these melodies are falling silent. For the last forty years, bird species that live in and among ...

The dawn chorus of birdsong has inspired poets and nature lovers for thousands of years, but the reason why birds all over the world start the day this way is an enduring mystery. Now, a series of ...

In my yard in Decatur the other morning, an unseen bird in a shrub belted out something that sounded like, “Drink your teeeee!” I knew immediately that it was an Eastern towhee. Then, a loud “cheerily ...

The song went on to become one her biggest hits to date. By Hannah Dailey Since it dropped last year, “Birds of a Feather” has taken flight as one of Billie Eilish‘s most successful songs to date. But ...

A desert beauty from Mexico and the U.S., glowing with vivid shades of purple, blue, and red.