Drumming in woodpeckers—nature's headbangers—is neurologically similar to singing in other birds, according to new research. Their forebrain contains specialized pecking regions that resemble those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have heard a woodpecker pecking away at your gutter or home this fall, it may not mean you have insects in your wood.

There have been many astonishingly fast drummers. Legendary jazzman Buddy Rich comes to mind, as does Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham. Probably even faster is metal band Dream Theater’s drummer, Mike ...

Researchers have found regions in the woodpecker forebrain that show characteristics that until now have only been associated with vocal learning in animals and language in humans. The study shows ...

A few weeks ago, at about 6:45 in the morning, I was at home, waiting to talk live on the air with Morning Edition host Michel Martin about a story I'd done, when I suddenly heard a loud metallic ...

If you have heard a woodpecker pecking away at your gutter or home this fall, it may not mean you have insects in your wood. Connecticut is home to seven species of woodpeckers that live in forests, ...

Researchers led by Matthew Fuxjager at Brown University, U.S. and Eric Schuppe at Wake Forest University, U.S. have found regions in the woodpecker forebrain that show characteristics that until now ...