I think naps are wasted on the young. Not that children don't need them — they definitely do — but with age, sleep becomes more precious. A good night's sleep, taken for granted when I was younger, is ...

On nearly silent wings, owls easily fly at night whether it be in the open or through deep woods. They are seldom active during the day. Their exceptionally large eyes which face forward allow them to ...

Q: I would really like to see a screech owl, but I never have. What’s the best way to locate one of these owls? A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging to spot ...

Step out into the cool night air and listen for the owls. Great horned owls are found in their territories all year round, and can be heard occasionally performing their classic hooting songs in any ...

Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

In the pitch-black night, the sounds of spring peepers filling the air, headlamps twinkle in the distance as Chris Neri and Nova Mackentley stroll through a half-mile loop of woods at the Whitefish ...

CHAMPAIGN -- “Birds of omen, dark and foul,” wrote Sir Walter Scott about owls, once considered harbingers of doom, death, and destruction. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches and an ...

There's been research to suggest that night owls are more creative, and that being a night owl might even be genetic. Whether you stay up all night to get your creative juices flowing, or you can't ...

Hoot, hoot, hoot. Those might be some of the sounds you’ll hear on an upcoming Owl Prowl on Long Island. The owl prowls are an opportunity to learn about the nighttime creatures that live among us on ...

Sleep is the holy grail of health, but unlike the real Holy Grail, it can actually be pretty easy to obtain for some people. For others, it can feel like your biology is directly opposed to doing this ...