Warner’s handling of Cartoon Network and its animated legacy in recent months is something that could diplomatically be described as “not ideal,” between the closure of the iconic Cartoon ...

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Here's why you shouldn't do it. Owls are as fascinating and charming as they are stunning. We often perceive these birds as a quiet and wise, minding their own business perched high up in the tree.

As efforts to conserve northern spotted owls and their habitat began to show signs of progress, a new threat has emerged: Their territory has been invaded by their eastern cousin, the barred owl.

Conservationists point to development, agriculture and clean energy projects as contributing to the owls’ decline by snatching habitat. Some industry representatives pushed back on the claims ...

When an Arctic snowy owl took up residence in a small Cypress neighborhood, the mysterious bird from more than 3,000 miles away united people in a mutual love of the majestic creature. Similarly ...

There are currently fewer than 30 breeding pairs of barn owls in Northern Ireland. Ulster Wildlife say this is down to agricultural intensification, habitat loss, a lack of nest sites, and ...

Surprisingly, those who identified as intermediate or even evening types (the night owls) showed higher cognitive functioning. Why might night owls perform better in some cognitive tasks?

Under the microscope, one water-filled petri dish was teeming with round, reddish, immobile blobs — what vampyrellids look like after feeding. But nearby algae lacked telltale feeding holes.

An editorial cartoon lampooning the large number of people running in Halifax's mayoral election is facing criticism for using the image of a monkey to illustrate a candidate. The cartoon ...