In Utah, construction workers heard something strange in the middle of a normal day, a screeching sound they couldn’t blame on any of their machines or equipment. At a construction site tied to Utah’s ...

When most birds take flight, their wingbeats cause a ruckus; this is typically a repetitive ‘swooshing’ noise generated by the rushing air that gets pushed by the gliding animal’s wings. Barn owls, on ...

PLAISTOW — Robert and Kathy Bouvier were stumped when they heard strange sounds around their Oak Ridge Road home. They thought the noises were coming from the outside and wondered if maybe it was the ...

Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

Do you know which animal has the best hearing in the world? While humans stop at 20 kHz, this record-holder reaches 300 kHz ...

Don’t let owls’ cute faces fool you—they’re deadly predators. This duality is part of what makes them so mysterious to humans. And their contradictions don’t end there: Their hoots are among the most ...