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 ...

If you’ve ever caught a glimpse of a pale, silent shape drifting over a Hampshire meadow at dusk, you may have been lucky enough to witness one ...

“Our 2022-23 conservation project is focused on supporting the state-endangered barn owl (which weighs about one pound). Connecticut underwent a reforestation period to grow forested lands but also ...

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 ...

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