Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce ...

European starlings just beat parrots at their own game – copying complex sounds. In a new study by researchers in Amsterdam ...

You might notice your cat pause at the window, focus on a bird outside, and make a quick clicking or chirping sound. It isn’t ...

If you’ve ever been jolted awake by a noisy flock of birds at dawn, you’re not alone in wondering what all the fuss is about. Every morning, before the sun is fully up and long before most people are ...

Zebra finches are a prominent model system for vocal learning and auditory system function, yet little is known about the functional development of the auditory system. Here, the authors convincingly ...

Forget moving into a big house or driving a flashy car. These days if a television series wants to let you know a character ...

On this coming Thursday evening, after the Thanksgiving feast and the football games, take a walk under the stars, weather ...

While the Eagles’ offense has taken plenty of heat this season, a smaller overlooked issue may be holding them back. In this ...

Two birds of prey have been stolen from a rescue centre, police have said. Keepers at the Cornish Birds of Prey Centre CIC ...