“In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” the saying goes. The same may be said of birds. That’s because spring is when most birds turn to family obligations—they mate, ...

The songs a bird sings while dreaming have been revealed for the first time. Researchers at the University of Buenos Aires created a way to track the vocal muscle activity of birds as they sleep, and ...

My favorite part of watching birds in spring isn’t about watching them at all — it’s about listening. Many of the assorted sounds we refer to generally as “calls” are not season specific. Alarm calls ...

Bird songs are awesome. You probably don't pay them much mind, but the songs of birds are known to be soothing to humans, regardless of the setting. Bird songs can reduce stress and improve your mood, ...

Dawn is beckoned by choruses of birds all around the world, but we still don't understand why our avian neighbours insist on ...

A million years ago, the soundtrack of the "sky island" mountains of East Africa may have been very similar to what it is today. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Revolver features some of the most iconic songs in The Beatles’ catalog, including classics like “Eleanor Rigby,” “Tomorrow Never Knows,” and “Here, There and Everywhere.” But where it really gains ...

David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species. David Attenborough presents seven of ...

Researchers have tracked muscle contractions in a bird's vocal tract, and reconstructed the song it was silently singing in its sleep. The resulting audio is a very specific call, allowing the team to ...

They’re ready for Birdland. Humans aren’t the only ones who draw musical inspiration from drugs. According to new research, starlings dosed with small amounts of fentanyl belt out “gregarious” songs ...

Days started getting longer on Dec. 23, which means spring was on its way before Christmas. That’s kind of weird, when you think about it. I always pay attention to the birds around that time to see ...

Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds — one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies — is a joy like no other. It’s not surprising that bird-watching has become an increasingly popular hobby. A ...