Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. long eared owl flying in dark night The long-eared owl, Asio otus, is a majestic raptor known for its perky horn-like ear tufts, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A short-eared owl hunts from a perch. Ohio’s six species of regularly occurring owls are generally much easier to hear than see.

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 ...

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 ...

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. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra ...

Scientists from Chiba University in Japan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China studied the serrations on the leading edges of owls’ wings, gaining new insight into how they work to make the bird ...

Wind turbines are great for clean energy but they aren't perfect. One issue is how loud they can be. To address this, designers are using owls as a model for making their turbines quieter. One company ...