Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and a synthesizer.The result is that R2-D2 produces two types of sound: ...

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Parrots are some of the most colorful, charismatic companions you can bring into your home.

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A Galápagos bird species is stunning behaviorists with their “freewheeling” lifestyles. Described in the journal PLOS One, ...

After theorizing on the fossilized bird’s cause of death, the paleontologists decided on the new species’ name: Chromeornis ...

A bird from a different part of the country has taken up residence in a backyard in Sterling.

Earlier this year, a group of researchers published a paper on the remarkable phenomenon of sex reversal in several ...

Pterosaurs acquired flight "in a burst at their origin," giving scientists new insights into the biological laws of flight ...

A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal's body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and ...

The patient is an older adult with underlying health conditions. A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case confirmed in the U.S. in nine months. The ...