You can barely hear the birds chirping in this YouTube video of a man picking some fresh ingredients for a wild salad, and yet that very sound has been identified as copyrighted material, belonging to ...

Researchers have developed deep-learning algorithms that let users pick which sounds filter through their headphones in real time. Either through voice commands or a smartphone app, headphone wearers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Birds of all kinds are renowned for their calls, songs, and relentless chirps. Some birds use their calls to communicate with one another, while others use their ...

Night owl, early bird — humans have associated different types of birds with different times of day since the dawn of time. And while some birds are more known for getting up with the sun, there are ...

In studying animal communication, it’s hard to know whether animals react instinctively to the vocalizations of others or ...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, R2-D2 beeped and booped—and now birds that copy the Star Wars character are giving ...

Sound designer Ren Kylce reveals where the distinctive noise comes from. There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love porgs and those whose empty hearts know no joy. The best part of ...