Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

(CNN) — Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Flying slowly and ...

Something about the light from a full moon shining on the frightening face of a barn owl makes voles freeze a bit too long. By James Gorman When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, it may not ...

A barn owl whose wings were caught in a barbed wire fence, rendering it immobile, was rescued by two Willamette Valley women in a now viral TikTok that has garnered millions of views. Lexie Echols, ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Last updated: 18 January 2011 Barn owls were once widespread in Wales ...

A Co Down farmer is celebrating after one of Northern Ireland’s rarest birds successfully bred on his land for the third year in a row. Barn owl numbers are down to fewer than 30 breeding pairs in the ...