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 ...

A consortium of scientists says it has gained some additional wisdom on what makes owl flight so quiet—and how to emulate the owl’s special physiology to muffle the sound of a blade passing through ...

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 ...

The micro-fringes on owl wings effectively suppress the noise while maintaining the aerodynamic performance of the wings comparable to that of a wing without the fringes. Owls are fascinating ...

A pair of owls is helping German scientists figure out the secrets of bird flight. A camera system travels along with the two barn owls, Happy and Tesla, collecting data as the birds make short ...

If you’ve seen an owl fly, you probably didn’t hear a thing. That’s because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing high- and low-frequency flight noise. Inspired by this natural ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Denver Holt knows owls. As president of the Owl Research Institute in Charlo, Holt has spent years studying the habitat and habits of owls in western Montana. During that time ...

Mini, a 25-year-old Snowy Owl injured as a young bird, peers out from her enclosure at the Raptor Trust, a bird sanctuary and rehabilitation center about 30 miles west of New York City in Millington, ...

A wayward owl was on the lam Friday after it escaped from a Central Park zoo enclosure that appeared to have been intentionally ripped open, cops said. Flaco, a Eurasian Eagle owl, was noticed missing ...

Westfield State University admissions staff and students went to Westfield High School on Dec. 17 to hand more than 50 WHS ...