That's because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing high- and low-frequency flight noise. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Detecting hearing loss in babies is kind of a Catch-22. It’s important to uncover hearing issues early to ensure they develop language. But because babies don’t have language to tell you what ...

Owls can hear their moving prey even as they fly, gliding silently through the night ready to detect the breaking of a brittle leaf. Turkey vultures have a sharper sense of smell than any of our ...

Owls can hear their moving prey even as they fly, gliding silently through the night ready to detect the breaking of a brittle leaf. Turkey vultures have a sharper sense of smell than any of our ...

The story’s narrator is correct when she observes that owls are easier to hear than they are to see. In Owl Moon, they are seeking a great horned owl, a species that also lives in New Hampshire ...

Rub together the feathers from most owls, and you won’t hear much. That’s because the feathers are coated with a fine layer of plush fibers called pennula, which shroud sound and give owl ...

Bensalem High School senior Sophie Roberto is among the 1.1 million Pennsylvanians who have hearing loss, and one of 14 students in the school’s Hearing Support program. The 20-year-old wasn’t ...