The sounds of nature can be incredibly soothing — just think of those zen meditation tracks filled with chirping birds amid ...

When you think of the United States, a few things come to mind: Hollywood, Disneyland, New York, the Grand Canyon, NASA, Las ...

It shows a group of tiny arrogant birds who start mocking an “awkward” shoebill-like bird who has just joined them ... and is one of the first cartoon films to have synchronized sound. Certainly a ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

A creaking floorboard sends me shooting out of bed. And don’t get me started on my neighbors’ late-night music fests. I can’t sleep without something to drown out sounds: white noise.