Descending into Screech Owl Cave meant navigating total darkness, tight passages, and the constant echo of unseen movement.

Eastern screech owl calls with sharp, distinct sounds.

Children may be afraid of the dark – but adults are expected to outgrow such apprehension. After all, we tell ourselves, we basically know what’s going on out there at night, even if we can’t see it.

Marc Hammond had no idea he was the co-star in a viral video until it reached more than 1.5 million views. “Right after Thanksgiving, my stepson called me and said, ‘Did you know you got 1½ million ...

Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from ...

You probably recognized that famous line, along with many other ones, from the Christmas classic "Elf" starring Will Ferrell. After sneaking into Santa Claus' (Ed Asner) sack as an orphan, Buddy the ...

This may remain a hoot-dunit. Nebula, the six-year-old fugitive European barn owl, remains on the lam nearly three weeks after hightailing it from a Long Island nature sanctuary. “There have been no ...

A barred owl. Photo from the Explorer archive. Owls make up a significant niche of the birds of prey family. Of the order of strigiformes, they come in many different shapes and sizes. Some may ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Wildlife Exhibit and City of Wichita announced the death of Odin, the screech owl, after complications from congestive heart failure. The wildlife exhibit said Odin ...

After a long, lingering, warm September, autumn is in full fig! Leaves are turning, a little muted this year from the lack of rain. The old sugar maples in front of the house haven’t a speck of ...