NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Sophisticated birdsong follows strict grammatical rules, much like human sentences. But what happens when birds can't hear ...

NASA's MMS mission discovered whistler-mode chorus waves in an unexpected region, the terrestrial mid-tail neutral sheet, revealing new insights into wave-particle dynamics. These findings challenge ...

Even in Los Angeles, a city dissected by highways and freeways and with busy ports and train lines, there are still places ...

In 1799, during his explorations along the Orinoco River, German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt “stayed with a local ...

Bird Mimicry Bird that mimic other birds are the cover artists of the bird world, borrowing sounds and tunes from other birds to use as their own. Some mimicry bird species—mockingbirds, thrashers and ...

Watch video that will help you learn how to easily identify the birds you see and hear in the wild and become the best bird ...

There is nothing like spring. Just stand outside for a minute or two and you will hear what I mean. Birds are singing. From all corners of the prairies, forests and backyards the birds are singing ...

Lawmakers considered the goldfinch. Kids liked the scarlet tanager best. The whole thing took more than three decades.

To celebrate the beginning of spring in the Gaelic calendar, ornithologist Seán Ronayne is across the schedule on RTÉ lyric fm with a new series to discuss the distinct bird songs, melodies and calls ...

Are you sick of winter and eager to see signs of spring? Cheer up, spring is on its way even if you can't a tulip yet.

Will Oldham returns as Bonnie "Prince" Billy for his most country-oriented album in over 20 years. Read more about the new ...