Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the ...

The total solar eclipse in North America on April 8, 2024, temporarily reset the biological clocks of some bird species, according to new research.The eclipse created a dramatic spectacle as the moon ...

As spring begins, so does a fresh song at daybreak, unique to the season. Just before the sun rises, birds start singing their melodies, creating a chirpy symphony. “It's the epitome of spring,” says ...

Birds are singing almost an hour longer each day: Here's why By Michael Franco August 21, 2025 The researchers know that birds sing longer in light-polluted areas, but aren't sure if that's a positive ...

The small brown bird, a house wren, was continually singing from a tree near where I was sitting. Was it mad at me for invading its home? Was it calling for a mate? Why do birds sing, anyway? The ...

Songbirds seem to enjoy singing. And while a great deal of research has investigated the development and production of birdsong, little is known about the motivation to sing. - Mary E. Bates A recent ...

Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many other great questions in her book, The Bird Watching Answer Book. (For the ...

The dawn chorus of birdsong has inspired poets and nature lovers for thousands of years, but the reason why birds all over the world start the day this way is an enduring mystery. Now, a series of ...

Light pollution makes birds work overtime. A behavioral analysis of nearly 600 bird species suggests that light pollution from human development can lengthen the time birds spend singing by nearly an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Alston’s singing mice have adapted to sing to express their ...

Source: fir0002, via Wikimedia Commons. Traditionally, birdsong has been viewed as a male trait, and this bias has dominated research on the behavior. “For a long time, scientists thought that female ...