Rachel Carson’s landmark 1962 environmental science book Silent Spring was an investigation of the environmental harm caused by the use of the synthetic pesticide DDT. The book took its title from the ...

We’ve reached the delightful time of year in Indiana when you can open your windows at night. The cool evening breeze induces a trance-like sleep. Around 6 a.m., as the ambient light replaces the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — If you’ve ever been up before the ...

I was out back early this morning, drinking coffee and recording the morning chorus of bird songs with Merlin, the Cornell Lab birding App. There is a feature in Merlin called Sound ID that listens to ...

In another experiment, scientists delayed morning light for zebra finches. When they finally turned the lights on, the birds sang louder and longer than usual. Shorter nights produced weaker ...

A trained observer can pick out two dozen different bird species in a June morning chorus of singers. Birds begin singing close to 4:30 a.m. — American robins first. In the evening, the same robins ...

As dawn breaks on a misty Welsh morning, the earliest birds to break into song are likely to include European robins, followed by blackbirds and song thrushes and then a plethora of other species as ...

Would you like to find a fresh and novel experience within the narrow confines of your home and neighborhood? Then get up early on a spring day and listen to the birds’ dawn chorus. Place yourself in ...