Researchers publishing in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces developed a two-layer aerogel that mimics the structures inside ...

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.

He wondered whether the owl was really such a traditionally wise old ... Science: Owls Debunked; Science: Owls Debunked. 2 minute read. TIME. December 10, 1945 12:00 AM GMT-5. ...

MONTH AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. I’M HERE FOR IT. I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S ALREADY THAT TIME OF YEAR. BUT THIS MORNING WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT A BIRD. YOU TYPICALLY ONLY SEE OR HEAR AT NIGHT ...

Northern spotted owl populations have declined by up to 80 percent over the last two decades. As few as 3,000 remain on federal lands, compared with 12,000 in the 1990s.

Whether feared or revered, owls have lately invited scrutiny by science writers and ornithologists eager to explain the birds’ acute perceptiveness, their far-flung environments (Antarctica is ...

While reading “What an Owl Knows,” by the science writer Jennifer Ackerman, I was reminded that my daughter once received a gift of a winter jacket festooned with colorful owls.

GRADE SCHOOL. BUT APPARENTLY IT WAS A VERY POPULAR EXPERIMENT OF PUTTING THROUGH THE OWL PELLETS AND SEARCHING FOR BONES TO GO TO IT. WE DID NOT DO THAT. OH, OKAY. BUT IF YOU’VE NEVER DONE THIS ...

A team in Spain examined 4,000 owl-like engraved slate plaques, showing two engraved circles for eyes and a body, that date to the Copper Age.

Not every owl is a night owl. Of the 200-plus owl species that fly the world today, the vast majority are nocturnal or crepuscular and hunt at dusk, night, or dawn.But a select few are diurnal or ...

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center will assess a service fee of $25 for requests to switch preschool classes. Under special circumstances, the service fee may be waived. On the prowl for owls ...