Barn owls, the birds most fretted over by the nation's conservationists, are at last responding to years of tender care and attention. Last year, a record number of chicks fledged, and the species ...

The barn owl’s tail plays an unexpected role in flight by making the bird more aerodynamic, which may have implications for drone design. In aeronautical engineering, anything that provides lift ...

Barn owls have the same special neurons — 'place cells' — that let humans make mental maps of their surroundings and these may aid their navigation while flying.. This is the conclusion of a ...