One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

The hearing precision that lets common barn owls find prey is helping researchers fine tune their quest to diagnose a variety of problems rooted in the human brain, not only with hearing but also with ...

The way barn owl brains use sound to locate prey may be a template for electronic directional navigation devices, according to engineers who are recreating owl brain circuitry in electronics. The way ...

The way barn owl brains use sound to locate prey may be a template for electronic directional navigation devices, according to a team of Penn State engineers who are recreating owl brain circuitry in ...