Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The incessant drumming of a woodpecker on a hollow tree can be an annoying distraction for anyone who has to listen to it. To ...

Drumming in woodpeckers—nature's headbangers—is neurologically similar to singing in other birds, according to new research. Their forebrain contains specialized pecking regions that resemble those ...

The incessant drumming of a woodpecker on a hollow tree can be an annoying distraction for anyone who has to listen to it. To other woodpeckers, however, it’s as distinct and as telling as any bird ...

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Recent cold temperatures and a few snowfalls have let us know again that we are still immersed in winter. The frozen ground goes deep enough to cause water and septic problems for many Northlanders.

Researchers have found regions in the woodpecker forebrain that show characteristics that until now have only been associated with vocal learning in animals and language in humans. The study shows ...

The night was clear, calm and bright. The waxing gibbous moon reflects off the snow that fell yesterday before the skies cleared and the temperature dropped. It was about 15 degrees below zero at dusk ...

There have been many astonishingly fast drummers. Legendary jazzman Buddy Rich comes to mind, as does Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham. Probably even faster is metal band Dream Theater’s drummer, Mike ...

How do animals produce and perceive biological information in sounds? To what extent does the acoustic structure and its associated meaning change during evolution? An international team has ...

The incessant drumming of a woodpecker on a hollow tree can be an annoying distraction for anyone who has to listen to it. To other woodpeckers, however, it’s as distinct and as telling as any ...