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

Google Sounds is updating its UI and adding some new sound recordings. Collections are being upgraded from their color gradient icons to abstract vector art. New alarms, ringtones, and notification ...

Researchers explained that traffic sounds may drown out birdsong, forcing the animals to become physically aggressive when protecting their territory Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff ...

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world. Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a ...

Zebra finches don’t just mimic sounds—they understand them, revealing surprising insights into animal communication and cognition.

Last week, I told you about a mysterious sound in the night that goes sproinnnnggggg! That rather unsettling sound coming from above and outside in the darkness was always a bit unsettling. I had ...

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.

According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a male Mockingbird may learn up to 200 songs in its lifetime. Like the ...