These creatures of contradiction aren’t hawks and aren’t the most active at night, but nighthawks are birds worth knowing ...

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

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

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

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny ...

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to the WHO, which has urged greater efforts to tackle the issue. The ...