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

“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 ...

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

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 ...

Sometimes bird names are conveniently separated by directions. For instance, there are eastern and western meadowlarks. Can you guess on which side of the continent each species lives? Well, duh.

It’s been hot for a week, made worse by thick humid conditions. Smart money says stay in the house. But playing it smart means no hope to see good things in nature. Indoors offers nothing. Outdoors, ...