Intrigued by the remarkable ability of birds to remain stable in the face of powerful winds, aerospace engineers in the UK have carried out a study to examine the phenomenon in great detail. By ...

Two City of Coronado employees found her in a warehouse near the beach on a cool, rainy January 25th. She was a barn owl. Unusually quiet and struggling to fly. A Coronado police services officer ...

Connecticut is home to eight species of owl, all of which face many human-related challenges. Local conservation efforts, including rehabilitation, are helping to protect these elusive birds of prey.

Ms. Ackerman is the author of “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds,” from which this essay is excerpted. When the first lucky observers spotted Flaco, the Eurasian ...

DENVER – Officials say a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis aborted its takeoff after hitting an owl. Flight 110 was headed down the runway but hadn't taken off yet on Thursday when ...

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One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...