Albert the Barn Owl is the newest member of the team of animal ambassadors at Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center by way of Utah. Albert joined executive director Dave Siddon for a ...

When most birds take flight, their wingbeats cause a ruckus; this is typically a repetitive ‘swooshing’ noise generated by the rushing air that gets pushed by the gliding animal’s wings. Barn owls, on ...

Predicting the future state of the world is essential for generating adaptive behavior. For example, to orient the eyes toward a moving stimulus, an animal must predict the future position of the ...

How to identify: These medium-sized owls have long, rounded wings and short tails, which combine with a buoyant, loping flight to give them a distinctive flight style. The legs are long and the head ...

Biological science technician Alaina Thomas during a night survey, listening for the hoot of a spotted owl.Todd Sonflieth/OPB photo The spotted owl changed the fate of Northwest forests in the summer ...

A ghostly figure bursts out of the church belfry, utters an unearthly shriek, and glides silently off over the fields. Are Halloween spirits abroad? Did you just see a ghost? No, you were fortunate to ...

Lyrics from a folksong by Pete Seeger asked, “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?” ...

Alex Gren couldn’t believe her luck. The rising Penn State senior from Zionsville, a graduate of Emmaus High School, took advantage last week of being one of the first people in the state to witness a ...

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid disturbing their nests. PhD student Kavisha Jayathunge, at Bournemouth ...

The way barn owl brains use sound to locate prey may be a template for electronic directional navigation devices, according to engineers who are recreating owl brain circuitry in electronics. The way ...