Just a few miles from downtown Ithaca, eerie screams can be heard piercing the night. The alarming cries sound like a woman screaming, say some who have heard them. The sounds are enough to send ...

Some sounds make you stop as if struck by a spell. Loon calls, coyotes yowling and owl hoots will do it. The wild laughing cry of a pileated woodpecker can halt a quick stride in mid-step. Of all ...

When the sun disappears, and the world slowly becomes quiet, another world quietly wakes up. While humans switch off lights and head toward sleep, many animals begin the most important part of their ...

From a burrow hidden in the ground, a mouse cautiously pokes its head out into the cool night air. As it emerges into the darkness, it uses its heightened sense of smell to sniff for food but catches ...

From porcupine to the great horned owl, Connecticut’s woodlands come alive after sunset with a wide range of nocturnal animals. Ginny Apple is a master wildlife conservationist certified by the state ...

Charles Darwin theorized that a sound, smell or color that's attractive to one species can be preferred by others too. A new study finds humans and animals do share preferences for certain sounds.