Once you hear it, the sound becomes an iconic multifaceted auditory image. And that sound would be the whirring hum of ...

A robot that swims like a diving bird and then flies like, well, a bird, sounds like the setup for two different machines ...

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As red-winged blackbirds wrap up their breeding season, Ah-Nab-Awen Park has signs up to warn people they could be attacked ...

Red-winged blackbirds are dive-bombing people, in the North Shore suburbs and Chicago, who walk too close to their nests.

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American Kestrels, small falcons known for their colorful plumage, ability to hover while hunting, and widespread presence ...

The following was written by Environmental Communications Specialist Brett Peto and provided by Kim Mikus. Illustrations by ...

I was hunting rocks near Challis two weeks ago and I heard a strange whooshing sound, followed by something knocking my hat off. I turned around quickly and saw a common nighthawk starting another ...

Researchers have developed a new kind of robot that flies through the air, swims through the water, and transitions between the two realms.

Jewel-toned wings gleam in the sun as this bauble of a bug flits from flower to flower. Fast and furious wingbeats, as many as seventy per second, produce an audible hum as it hovers, sipping nectar.