Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

Monk parakeets could have a unique tone of voice just like humans do. [Related: The next frontier in saving the world’s heaviest parrots: genome sequencing.] “It makes sense for monk parakeets to have ...

The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity ...

Budgerigars are some of the chattiest birds, and that is reflected in their brains. Budgie brains contain a map of vocal sounds, which is similar to that found in the human brain and has not been seen ...

The sounds of nature can be incredibly soothing — just think of those zen meditation tracks filled with chirping birds amid the gentle babbling of a brook in the forest. However, not all of nature’s ...

A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman School ...

The unique 'voice prints' could help the chatty birds pick one another out in a flock, according to new research. By Laura Baisas Published Oct 3, 2023 7:15 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

A new study explains how a parakeet’s brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman School ...