Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on wildlife, science and the environment. Robyn joined Newsweek in 2022 having previously worked at environmental ...

In my yard in Decatur the other morning, an unseen bird in a shrub belted out something that sounded like, “Drink your teeeee!” I knew immediately that it was an Eastern towhee. Then, a loud “cheerily ...

It's an omnipresent question: What if aliens were real? What if they observed human beings in captivity? How would each individual respond to a scenario, revealing personality traits that may dictate ...

We can now listen to songs that a small Argentinian bird thought of in its sleep. Listening to such songs across more species of birds could inform the debate on how birds dream. Physicist Gabriel ...

A million years ago, the soundtrack of the "sky island" mountains of East Africa may have been very similar to what it is today. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

When the world is quiet and the sun has just begun to rise as birds fill the air with songs. It is one of the most peaceful ...

Scientists are finding more evidence that birdsong parallels human-made music. Credit...Fiona Carswell Supported by By Marlowe Starling When a bird sings, you may think you’re hearing music. But are ...

Kiki the cockatiel may be winning over his 3 million TikTok followers, but his owner was unimpressed by his latest performance Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been ...

Imagine being able to watch musical notes flying through the air as your favorite relaxing song plays gently through the breeze. In a sense, scientists are one step closer to being able to make ...

Scientists tell us that the family dog shuffling its legs while asleep on the floor really is dreaming. And when a bird silently nods off on its perch, it may also dream as its singing muscles twitch.