Scientific evidence suggests dinosaurs met their extinction through asteroid impact. Today, if a species goes extinct, chances we as humans had something to do with it. In this century alone, we've ...

Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platform ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 30—Is that the tweet of a titmouse? Or the chirp of a chickadee? After you download the app Merlin Bird ID, you can use your ...

Merlin was on the job at Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park one recent day, helping birders identify bird songs. Not Merlin the storied magician, although what was happening could be ...

If the party involves technology, I usually arrive late. But I'm there now and having a wonderful time. With my new friend, Merlin. You know those smartphone apps that tell you what song is playing?

Countryside living. Getting on a bit. It was only a matter of time before I gave into certain impulses: I'm curious about birdlife. It's a curiosity that's at risk of developing into outright ...

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

The Merlin app identifies birds via birdsong. The app was created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Merlin is available on Apple Store app and on Google Play. The app literally identifies birds ...

Spring is here, and the air is full of birdsong. The Merlin Bird ID app tells you what type of birds you’re hearing … plus it’s quick, easy and free. With this software from the Cornell Lab of ...

One thing they don’t tell you about quaint villages, including the quaint village where I live, is that they are noisy, very noisy. Right now, as I sit in Geneseo, I can hear the lawn being mowed next ...

Next to insects, birds sadly seem to get short shrift from humans. We remain powerfully drawn to scenes of lions hunting in the Kalahari desert or rhinos jousting in eastern India, but remain mostly ...