New research from Waseda University shows that zebra finches use their amygdala brain region to choose which older birds to ...

One of the unique aspects of our modern era is the ability to preserve sights and sounds. While an animal’s extinction means ...

Mountain chickadees follow systematic grammarlike rules to share important information, stringing together syllables like ...

Biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have released the first broad-scale, comparative, fine-grained analysis linking the amplitude, or volume, of a bird's song to its vocal frequency, ...

What intrigues me most about bird song is the incredible variety of sounds produced by the 11,145 species now recognized on ...

On a mission to record all of Ireland's bird species, many of which are dying out, Irishman Sean Ronayne calls his unique ...

Birding and bird ID come hand in hand, but for some beginners, it can be tricky to learn differences between bird species. This Merlin bird ID app can help.

Spending time in nature is important for your mental health. But studies show that even just listening to birds singing can ...

The Center for Biological Diversity has called on U.S. Fish and Wildlife to protect the Bendire's thrasher amid report on ...

It is a joy to linger in bed for a few minutes on a spring morning and tell which birds are singing so jubilantly outside the bedroom window.

Holshouser turned to accordion when a college pal gave him one as a gift. Martin Johnson reviews his latest album, then Terry Gross hosts Holshouser in the studio for conversation and some music.

Comedian Gabriel Rutledge tells a joke that makes me laugh aloud every time I hear it. It’s about a 48-year-old person ...