The new material could be used in cars and manufacturing facilities to reduce traffic and industrial noise. The post Owls ...

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 ...

Inspired by the natural soundproofing of owl feathers, researchers have developed a new two-layer aerogel to mitigate urban ...

As a warning, owls also snap their beaks, as seen in this video, which makes a clicking sound and sends the message meaning “back off.” It can sometimes be accompanied by hissing.

Owls are known for their ghostly silent flight, gliding through the air without making a sound. Now, scientists have taken ...

While turkeys do indeed gobble in response to barred owls, research indicates that lots of sounds within a certain frequency range can elicit a shock gobble from a tom. Those sounds include thunder, ...

The spookiest sounds on Halloween are made by creatures of the night. The cries of the red fox can sound surprisingly similar to a human in distress. Males give a short "scream" in aggression, and ...

Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...

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 ...

“Owl-Inspired Coupled Structure Nanofiber-Based Aerogels for Broadband Noise Reduction” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. If you’ve seen an owl fly, you probably didn’t hear a thing. That’s because ...