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

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They're famous for copying human speech, ...

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They’re famous for copying human speech, ...

European starlings just beat parrots at their own game – copying complex sounds. In a new study by researchers in Amsterdam ...

When it comes to copying R2-D2, the best bet seems to be small birds with small brains .

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...