Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly ...

Abstract: By automatically detecting and classifying bird sounds, relevant researchers can learn ecological information about bird distribution, migration patterns, and habitat preferences. This paper ...

Deep within a biosphere in the Ecuadorian Amazon is a luxury sanctuary that offers a fully guided immersion into the rainforest, where every animal seems to be giant.

A species of tropical bird has been sighted in increasing numbers in Liverpool parks and campuses, leading researchers to conclude that a long-term local population is now viable. The ring-necked ...

Diseases, insects and viruses have plagued humans since before we became human. Unfortunately, history doesn’t always tell much of the story. Civilizations have come and gone, and we aren’t sure how ...

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The Nature Trust of New Brunswick is collecting the chirps and songs of birds around the province with the help of 10 solar-powered machines from Australia. The non-profit’s soundscape project began a ...

Tiny 5-millimeter-wide microplastics have been found in the nests and bodies of birds that are living in people's backyards, according to Audubon. Scientists said the discovery was "eye-opening to see ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — More than 300 bird species call Massachusetts home, but the purple gallinule isn’t one of them. The tropical bird is generally found in South America and southern Florida, ...