The chirps and beeps of hummingbirds at times come from their tails. Male Anna's hummingbirds — the West Coast's most common hummingbird — perform spectacular dive-bomber displays for females during ...

A new method of decoding birdsongs from large sets of recordings may help both expert and amateur bird watchers identify which birds are present, researchers say. Scientists developed an automated ...

Siberian cats are so gorgeous. They usually grow to weigh between 12 and 15 pounds, so they aren't quite as giant as Maine ...

These days we have many sources for information. We have information at our fingertips and we are constantly inundated with it. We know what the weather will be, and what the traffic is almost as it’s ...

You might notice your cat pause at the window, focus on a bird outside, and make a quick clicking or chirping sound. It isn’t ...

Claudio Mello was conducting research in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest about 20 years ago when he heard a curious sound. It was high-pitched and reedy, like a pin scratching metal. A cricket? A tree frog?

Birds are a lot smarter than most people typically give them credit for. Recent research suggests that some are as intelligent as apes. Crows can count, exhibit self-restraint, and hold grudges.

The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...