Recently there have been fascinating discoveries about the evolution of great tit song. Researchers at a long-running research project in Wytham Woods near Oxford found that great tits of a similar ...

Over the weekend, former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe got up onstage with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy's R.E.M. covers project in Brooklyn, and he sang "These Days" and "The Great Beyond" for ...

Not all pet birds have the physical or cognitive ability to learn songs, and understanding the difference can help owners set realistic expectations. For example, vocal learning species—including ...

MILAN — Midway through a long bus ride, Zeev Buium occupied himself scrolling through the music on his phone. The American ice hockey defenseman was searching for the perfect goal song for the U.S.

There might be no song more popular in the United States during the Olympics than "Free Bird," a southern rock anthem that has transformed from a classic rock staple into the unofficial heartbeat of ...

Two goal songs from the men's hockey tournament stand above the rest in our ranking of the best at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. Gregory Shamus / Getty Images MILAN — Five days into the men’s hockey ...

Avian enthusiasts around the world will identify and count birds from February 13 through February 16 as part of a massive community science project. SciAm editor Kate Wong will be! If you’re planning ...

When a bird sings, it is not performing for us. It is speaking to the world it belongs to. — David Abram In Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the lovers spend the night together after ...

The Pitt, the riveting HBO hospital show, isn't especially known for its big soundtrack moments. This is not a Grey's Anatomy situation. The show's real-time rhythms are stressful and disorienting, to ...

Jeff Cornell is a veteran music and entertainment writer, who has contributed to Variety, Billboard, Loudwire, The Hollywood Reporter, and MTV. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Andrew Bird will ...

Andrew Bird has penned a new song for the HBO series The Pitt. The aptly titled “Need Someone,” which Bird wrote with the medical drama’s composer, Gavin Brivik, appears in the show’s next episode, ...

I’m seeing a ton of smart bird feeders again this year at CES — and I’m inexplicably drawn to them. Perhaps because the idea of birds nibbling on seeds and flying away represents a natural purity and ...