Leggy and sharp-eyed, Common Grackles (along with their larger, showier relatives, Great-tailed Grackles and Boat-tailed ...

Abstract: By automatically detecting and classifying bird sounds, relevant researchers can learn ecological information about bird distribution, migration patterns, and habitat preferences. This paper ...

A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.

As any Merlin Bird IDer knows, there is no thrill quite like pressing the "This is my bird" button for the first time, and it ...

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than Covid-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut ...

Seattle’s infamous Big Dark, with its chilly weather and overcast skies, is here to stay for the next several months. Though it might get dark far earlier these days, some Seattleites are taking ...

Ian Skelly plays the best classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Including the Playlister challenge: our regular listener-created ...

European starlings were the best at imitating R2-D2's multphonic sounds because they can control both sides of both sides of the syrinx independently, the researchers say. Pexels Birds have shown the ...

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 ...

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield, legendary bassist for the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has died leaving his twin boys orphaned. The rock icon's wife Imelda passed away after a battle with cancer in 2023, ...

In Chris McQueer’s new short story, the creators of ‘The Computer’ are saying climate change has been reversed - but there’s a catch... As the familiar slips away, a daughter and her father grapple ...