Traffic noise isn’t just unpleasant; in the Galápagos Islands, it can also make songbirds aggressive, a recent study has found. Once famed for their undisturbed natural ecosystems, the Galápagos ...

There is no speedier reaction than a seasoned twitcher hearing that a rare bird has been spotted in Dorset. Over the years ...

At each site, they played two different types of audio recordings: one with the sound of a male Galápagos yellow warbler and traffic noises, and another with only the male bird call, unobscured ...

“We also found some evidence of birds trying to cope with noise by adjusting their song, with yellow warblers in all habitats increasing the minimum frequency of their songs to help them be ...

Have you ever heard of birds with road rage? A new study has found Galapagos yellow warblers are more aggressive if they live closer to a road and are exposed to more noise. Researchers from ...

About half of the Yellow Warblers were exposed to a track that solely featured the sound of other birds, while the other half were exposed to a track that featured both birds and traffic sounds.

Galapagos birds helped Darwin formulate his theory of evolution. Now some of those birds have evolved a dislike of all the noise of busy tourism.

Whole-genome analysis raises concerns about the rare songbird, the authors of a recent study say, but could also help with ...

To deduce the effect of noise pollution on birds, researchers played avian songs over a loudspeaker at 38 locations populated by male yellow warblers — a songbird that’s prevalent throughout ...

Yes, there are more birds singing at this time of year. But their symphony is also louder and more energetic than ever—and ...