When most birds take flight, their wingbeats cause a ruckus; this is typically a repetitive ‘swooshing’ noise generated by the rushing air that gets pushed by the gliding animal’s wings. Barn owls, on ...

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 ...

The way barn owl brains use sound to locate prey may be a template for electronic directional navigation devices, according to engineers who are recreating owl brain circuitry in electronics. The way ...

If you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably glimpsed an American barn owl. They often patrol roadsides as well as towns, cities and wild lands for ...

These medium-sized owls have long, rounded wings and short tails, which combine with a buoyant, loping flight to give them a distinctive flight style. The legs are long and the head is smoothly ...

The hearing precision that lets common barn owls find prey is helping researchers fine tune their quest to diagnose a variety of problems rooted in the human brain, not only with hearing but also with ...

The newest unlikely Internet sensation is a pair of barnyard owls. They're not singing "I Will Always Love You" or "I Dreamed a Dream." They're simply doing what owls ...

A female barn owl shields her young with protective wings. During high rodent populations, barn owls have the ability of raising two broods in one season, with 4 to 10 young each, beginning in late ...

The way barn owl brains use sound to locate prey may be a template for electronic directional navigation devices, according to a team of Penn State engineers who are recreating owl brain circuitry in ...