Today, BirdNote plays on 330 stations around the country. It’s one of the most popular public radio shows in the United States, according to executive director Nick Bayard, reaching about 8 million ...

The H5 avian influenza has proven highly contagious and deadly in birds. While the same effects haven’t yet been found in infected humans, health officials are closely monitoring the virus for ...

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison conducted the first global study on bird sounds, analyzing over 100,000 recordings to reveal how habitat, geography, beak shape, and body size ...

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The planet’s birds make a lot of different sounds communicating a wide variety of messages. The petite Black-capped chickadee emits a high noise that tells predators to scram. Hungry Pileated ...

The latest “free speech” proclamation from a Big Tech billionaire has caused both alarm and a collective eyeroll. Digital rights activists say the debate over freedom of speech and content moderation ...

Birds sing, call, and chirp for various reasons – finding mates, fending off predators, or simply enjoying their melodies. But what shapes the diversity of bird sounds remains a fascinating mystery.