Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

Scientists listened to birds from around the world. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 10, 2025 1:33 PM EST Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

If you were old enough to buy CDs in the ’90s, you may remember listening stations at superstores that featured music by some of nature’s noisiest creatures: birds. These CDs blended classical music ...

Birds are the master vocalists of the animal kingdom. They can make a remarkable variety of sounds. But why is a barred owl more of a baritone, while a cedar waxwing is a soprano? And what influences ...

European starlings just beat parrots at their own game – copying complex sounds. In a new study by researchers in Amsterdam ...

Part 1. 'I don't do calls' -- Crossing the sound barrier -- Tone and timpre -- Pitch and frequency -- Rhythm and timing -- Part 2. Put it all together and what have you got? -- Simple calls -- Simple ...

A few months ago, I wrote a column about the largest birds in our area. It’s easy for everyday people to think of birds in everyday terms, dismissing sparrows and blackbirds as insubstantial and ...