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

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

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, R2-D2 beeped and booped—and now birds that copy the Star Wars character are giving ...

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.

“I’m… so… tired.” One September morning, you’ll hear those three plaintive, descending notes emerge from the edge of the yard, a new sound in this quiet ...

Whether on ESPN or CBS, it’s hard not to thing about the broadcast of The Masters without the always-memorable aspects of it. Yes, the voices of Scott Van Pelt and Jim Nantz are always welcome, as is ...

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They're famous for copying human speech, ...

We all know that birds imitate sounds. If you weren’t aware of the many species that can do this, you’ll probably at least ...

When it comes to copying R2-D2, the best bet seems to be small birds with small brains .

A collective of land trusts, conservancies and tribes is capturing birdsong with audio gear and A.I. for clues about habitat ...