Barn owls, in particular, are on another level. Known for their pale heart-shaped face and shrill calls, these fascinating ...

October nights are for the full moon, prancing bucks, warm flannel and owls. Bow hunters and bear hunters know the magic of ...

If you have day-hiked in the Smokies, you have undoubtedly been monitored, unawares, from a tree cavity. The unseen watcher? A winged super-predator resting with one eye open, waiting for dusk or ...

A high-pitched screech cuts the night air. Then silence. Minutes pass with only the low drone of crickets. Then you hear it, ...

While it is difficult to fundamentally change your chronotype, it does naturally shift as you age.Composite: Rita Liu/The Guardian/Getty Images We all know that early birds get the worm. But who wants ...

Being a night owl has its perks. Scientists have found that people who habitually stay up late may be more creative, and perhaps even more intelligent, than those who go to bed and wake up earlier.

He recalled once someone played a barred owl call near their tent site, bringing in a barred owl pair. The owls paid back the imposter by “whooping it up over his tent all night long, but that is time ...