Many cultures associate owls with death or bad luck, and they are tightly bound to the stereotypical Halloween witch as friends and messengers. News Today's news ...

The study, led by Emily Griffith, a Ph.D. candidate in the Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science department, shows that fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls can vary ...

The study, led by Emily Griffith, a PhD candidate in the Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science department, shows that fluorescent pigments in the feathers of Long-eared Owls can vary within a ...

Owls usher in the Halloween spirit with 'who-cooks-for-you' call: Nature News. Susan Pike. Portsmouth Herald. In the same way that I like to look for signs of spring, now, in the fall, I enjoy the ...

October is "Owl Month." It isn’t only the attention they get from the Halloween fun. This is a time of the year when owls are noticeably active. They are establishing their winter territories ...

As a fierce, flying nocturnal predator, owls have often been associated with things like death, fear, and even witches. But how did they come to be so connected to Halloween? Simon Bronner, dean ...

Owls are distinctly known for their piercing stare, heads that turn 270 degrees, and nocturnal lives. People in the Middle Ages associated demons with darkness, Mayor says, while owls filled the ...

In a study recently published in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, researchers from Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences report their discovery of fluorescent pigments in the feathers of ...

While there is an astounding variety of physical differences in wildlife that humans can easily observe, new research from Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences reveals that there is likely ...

Fluorescent pigment concentration correlated with age, sex, and size in Long-eared Owl ( Asio otus ) plumage. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology , 2025; 1 DOI: 10.1080/15594491.2024.2444031 Cite ...