After the Chernobyl reactor exploded in 1986, deadly radiation spread through the surrounding forests, killing animals, ...

Amsterdam five-piece The Klittens have shared a new single, “Taxi”, before their self-released debut record, Have A Heart, ...

Mercury Rev have announced a new album, Born Horses, and shared its first single, “Patterns.” Born Horses is due out September 6 via Bella Union. Check out “Patterns” below, followed by the album’s ...

The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

A small, beautiful songbird, the butcher bird, defies expectations with its savage hunting and food storage habits. This ...

Scottish wrens on remote islands are growing dramatically larger than their mainland relatives, showing how island evolution ...

With bright feathers that look painted on, colorful birds are typically pretty and charismatic poster species for ...

Catchy rhythms like the tresillo are examples of how our musical perception and preference negotiate between simplicity and complexity.

Urbanization is rapidly transforming natural habitats and poses growing challenges for wildlife. One lesser-known consequence is its potential impact on bird song, which plays a crucial role in ...

A painted bunting perches in Texas. The bird’s song reminded the author of a purple finch, a familiar backyard species in Maine. Credit: Courtesy of Bob Duchesne It’s getting loud out there. The ...

A cheeky parrot known for saying "what ya saying bruv" and whistling a song that mocks Adolf Hitler has gone missing. African gray parrot Coco went missing from his home in Lowestoft, Suffolk, at ...