Woodpeckers help keep garden pests in check, enrich the soil as they forage, and are easy to attract, as all you need is the ...

Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the ...

A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.

“A bid is any attempt from one partner to another for attention, affirmation, affection, or any other positive connection. Bids show up in simple ways, a smile or wink, and more complex ways, like a ...

Oh yes, another Thanksgiving note! Another reflection on gratitude. Another reminder to slow down, breathe deeply, and notice the good. We know. Enough with the life lessons, the inspirational quotes, ...

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. As the Illinois governor, J. B. Pritzker, begins a run for a third term and ...

Q: My ash tree has been undergoing emerald ash borer treatment for several years. Does the chemical injection affect the woodpeckers and nuthatches? I hope I’m not inadvertently poisoning them. A: ...

Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Photo Credit: Netflix) Ryan Murphy’s “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” took many liberties with the serial killer’s story, but how accurate was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Starting this month, a new music festival will highlight Portland-based musicians alongside the city’s very own symphony orchestra. For the inaugural Sounds Like Portland ...

More than 3,000 nonprofit organizations from across the country have signed onto an open letter first shared with Newsweek rebuking President Donald Trump's directive targeting groups accused of ...

Researchers from FishEye Collaborative, a conservation-technology nonprofit, Cornell University, and Aalto University have developed a new tool that combines underwater sound recording and 360° video ...