Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Some nights are predestined to be mysterious and frightening. On such nights, we are alone in a park, forest, vaulted cellar, warehouse, or big old house, perhaps a castle. It’s so dark that we can ...

Dec. 30—WATERFORD — Freedom First Wildlife Rehab is the only nonprofit in the state committed exclusively to the rehabilitation of native owls with the goal of returning them to the wild, as well as ...

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

Photographs of “naked” owls ruffled the internet’s feathers — even though the raptors appeared to lack their own. Bet Lott, a raptor specialist at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, confirmed to ...