Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

At Texas A&M AgriLife Research’s Martin Ranch in the Edwards Plateau, researchers use 23 audio recorders to monitor bird ...

A new study published in 'Science' reveals that Zebra finches have more complicated communication than expected.

As any Merlin Bird IDer knows, there is no thrill quite like pressing the "This is my bird" button for the first time, and it ...

Millions are watching clips of Bird Game 3, an AI-generated game starring a pigeon. Though the genres vary, hummingbirds are ...

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Even vocal birds, who are capable of saying all kinds of things, might pull something out of nowhere that stops you in your ...

The English language is a treasure trove of words that not only sound beautiful but also convey complex, nuanced meanings.

For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce ...

Three male and two female zebra finches, including two mating pairs. Females are typically all gray, though here one female is a white morph. Males are colorful, with red cheeks, zebra stripes on ...