Insect pupae hiss like snakes for defense. A Kobe University team now reveals the mechanisms, opening the door to further ...

Insect pupae hiss like snakes for defense. A Kobe University team now reveals the mechanisms, opening the door to further studies involving predator ...

HILO, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) - Alala birds raised in captivity are undergoing predator aversion training to learn how to survive in the wild. The Alala Project is an innovative conservation ...

A pair of zebra finches. Source: slowmotiongli, via iStock Photo. Noise pollution is widespread, encroaching into more wild places and impacting animals in myriad ways. Research shows that human-made ...

Australian magpies have made themselves at home in human cities, but that doesn’t mean that urban environments are free of challenges. New research suggests that human noise pollution affects the ...

Birds threatened by a predator often call out to encourage other birds to make noise and fly about, repelling the attacker as part of a “mobbing flock”. Now, researchers have found that male lyrebirds ...

Wild black-tailed prairie dogs use alarm calls to warn one another of predators, and some grassland birds are listening in. Photo credit: Andrew Dreelin, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

A new University of Colorado at Boulder study shows that noise from natural gas well compressors negatively influences nesting bird populations in the area, a finding with implications for birds ...

BURBANK, Wash.” It’s an apt name for a predator brought in to scare away pests: Chase. Diving and soaring over a southeast Washington blueberry patch, the aplomado falcon chases pesky starlings and ...