Wind turbines are great for clean energy but they aren't perfect. One issue is how loud they can be. To address this, designers are using owls as a model for making their turbines quieter. One company ...

Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...

A new soundproofing material (fluffy white disk, right image) that mimics the structure of owl skin and feathers reduced the rumble of a car engine more than a traditional felt fiber soundproofing ...

When I think of owls, I picture majestic birds swooping down silently from the skies. Sometimes I think of the mesmerizing ways they move their heads, or the huge eyes that stare into your soul. But ...

Modern life is noisy – from the constant hum of traffic to the roar of machinery. But there’s something to learn from nature’s ultimate silent hunter, the owl. Owls are silent flyers because their ...

CHAMPAIGN -- “Birds of omen, dark and foul,” wrote Sir Walter Scott about owls, once considered harbingers of doom, death, and destruction. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches and an ...