A new study shows how woodpeckers engage muscles throughout their entire bodies and coordinate their breaths to drill into wood. Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Nicholas Antonson, post-doctorate ...

Two of the more elusive animals in my backyard are the pileated woodpecker and the carpenter ant.I rarely see either, yet I have ample evidence of their presence. This winter, pileated woodpeckers ...

Woodpeckers peck trees and wood searching for insects and also to communicate with each other (file photo) Power cuts in a Co Clare town have been caused by woodpeckers pecking electricity poles and ...

Huawei may be experimenting with a different approach to front cameras, and it could quietly solve a few everyday annoyances in the process. According to a new tip shared by Digital Chat Station on ...

For just a moment I had no idea what was happening. It was warm for a winter day, and I was enjoying the peace and quiet as I meandered through withered summer grass at the edge of the dense woods of ...

West Dartmoor, Devon: It’s quite normal for greater spotteds to start staking out territories in January, less so on a plastic box near my bedroom window The electrical junction box, fixed to the top ...

Feeding birds is an enjoyable way to bring life to a quiet winter garden, and if you make the effort to attract woodpeckers, they'll repay you by discreetly helping your plants thrive. Woodpeckers are ...

08:07, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 Updated: 08:20, Wed, Jan 21, 2026 Feeding birds is a fun way to breathe life into a sleepy winter garden, and if you go the extra mile to attract woodpeckers, they can return ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First up, if it feels like almost ...

Woodpeckers operate at an extreme level, boring through solid wood with forces more than 30 times their own weight and drilling up to 13 times a second. How do they never miss a beat while head ...

02:51, Wed, Dec 17, 2025 Updated: 08:16, Wed, Dec 17, 2025 Woodpeckers are a quirky bird known for their unusual call that sounds like human laughter, but many gardeners do not realise how useful they ...

Could woodpecker skulls hold the secret to mitigating brain damage in humans? Since the 1970s, scientists have asked this question, researching the industrious bird's skull and brain in a bid to ...