The iconic beeps and boops of that lovable cylindrical droid R2-D2 came from the genius of Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt ...

Your kids might think that birds simply disappear for the winter. But plenty of species don’t actually migrate south during the cold months; others might be making your neighborhood their winter home.

The library is geared towards providing a robust workflow for ecological data analysis in bioacoustic projects. While it covers essential functionalities, it doesn’t include all the features found in ...

From friendly talking parrot breeds to intelligent parrots that speak, each bird has its own unique personality, vocal talent ...

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

The thieves moved stealthily, under cover of darkness, well prepared and with a hit list: 40 budgies, 20 canaries, two ...

From Hitchcock to Poe, there’s something about birds that inspires enduring tales of the macabre. As this collection of low-budget boondoggles makes painfully clear, however, that’s not always the ...

Tucked away in the forested corners of Australia lives a bird so unique that it could put most impressionists to shame. Meet the lyrebird, nature’s master mimic, whose reputation has grown not just ...

Saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen travels to Sápmi, to Ohcejohka (Utsjoki), the northernmost municipality of Finland and the European Union, to visit his friend, writer–musician Niillas Holmberg. The two ...

After 27 years, Melvyn Bragg has decided to step down from the In Our Time presenter’s chair. With over a thousand episodes to choose from, he has selected just six that capture the huge range and ...

With All Hallows Eve rapidly approaching, I thought it was high time to explore the spookier side of birds. Specifically, spooky bird sounds. In my part of town there is a neighborhood famous for ...