Tag: Birdsong
Birds migrate along ancient routes – here are the latest high-tech...
Tom Langen, Clarkson University
Although it still feels like beach weather across much of North America, billions of birds...
Deer have antlers, walruses have tusks – here’s why so few...
Alexandre V. Palaoro, Clemson University and João C. T. Menezes, UMass Amherst
Mating season in the animal kingdom can...
Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life
Hannah Hunter, Queen's University, Ontario
When people think of extinct animals, they may picture taxidermy, skeletons, 19th-century illustrations or...
Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show...
Kevin Omland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Evangeline Rose, University of Maryland, and Karan Odom, Cornell University
Americans often idealize scientists as unbiased, objective observers....
Complex birdsongs help biologists piece together the evolution of lifelong learning
Cristina Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Kate Snyder, Vanderbilt University, and Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University
Bonjour! Ni hao! Merhaba! If you move to a new country as...
Why do birds sing?
David Steadman, University of Florida
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Sexual selection in action: Birds that attract multiple mates change their...
Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University and Kate Snyder, Vanderbilt University
How do individuals choose their mates? Why are some more successful at attracting mates than others?
These...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
