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.

To a woodpecker’s brain, drumming against a tree is a lot like birdsong. The findings reveal substantial similarities in the brain circuitry behind hearing and executing these two major acoustic ...

Now is the season of drumming woodpeckers. I hear their rat-a-tat-tats every morning in my front yard and during walks across my college campus. While other male songbirds utter melodious tunes in the ...

Songbirds fill the air with wondrous melodies, while woodpeckers fill the air with rhythmic drumbeats. A woodpecker’s drumming is like a songbird’s singing, and both sounds are essential to springtime ...

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 ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The steady tapping of a woodpecker as it drills into a tree for food ...

Instead of a distinctive song, woodpeckers bang on trees with their bills to create a sound called drumming. In a new study, researchers tested how woodpecker pairs perceived drumming to see how it ...

Alarm clocks are a singular design challenge: It’s one of the few objects–besides smoke alarms–intentionally designed to be as annoying as humanly possible, without being hopelessly unpleasant. The ...

Spring is my favorite time of the year. The pleasant weather is a call to open the windows of our homes and be treated to the smells of spring flowers, fresh cut grass and the sounds of birds doing ...

Animal behavior researchers at Wake Forest University have found that the highly territorial downy woodpecker interprets drumming intensity from adversaries to figure out who is or isn't a threat.