Young jackdaw chicks can learn about predators before leaving the nest by listening to alarm calls from adult birds.

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator ...

Noise pollution is affecting bird behavior across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.

Of nine different behavioral or fitness-related responses in 160 bird species examined, noise pollution had negative impacts ...

A tiny bird in Australia has been spotted using fake hawk alarm calls to scare threats away from their nests to protect their ...

Humans are a noisy species. Think about our amplified music, our cars and trucks, construction equipment, chainsaws, aircraft, wind farms and snowmobiles. There is no doubt that humans alter the ...

Pollution can take many forms--including noise. Excess noise in the environment from sources such as traffic can have negative effects on animals that rely on sound to communicate and get information ...

We know that excess noise can negatively impact human quality of life, for instance, by introducing stress-inducing stimuli to a previously placid environment. But what impact does extraneous noise ...