The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

Making new friends has its challenges, even for birds. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that monk parakeets introduced to new birds will "test the waters" with potential friends to ...

There's an "unstoppable" force sweeping through the U.K. — and it's not what you'd expect. Conservationists are sounding the alarm as bright green parakeets, once exotic pets, now dominate the skies ...