An album consisting of the sounds of endangered Australian birds has made its way to the top of the country's music charts after a heavy push on social media. "Songs of Disappearance" was released Dec ...

The barking owl is one of the 53 endangered bird species featured on the album. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons In a surprising twist, an album of bird songs winged its way ahead of Grammy-winning ...

'Songs of Disappearance' features the calls of 53 threatened Australian birds. In a surprising turn of events, Michael Bublé, Mariah Carey, and Justin Bieber have all been surpassed on the Australian ...

For most of December, Adele had the top-selling album in Australia, followed by Ed Sheeran, and then there was a collection of absolute bangers that took everyone by surprise. Songs Of Disappearance ...

Imagine hearing a chainsaw in a quiet Australian forest – it might just be a lyrebird! These remarkable birds possess an incredibly flexible syrinx, allowing them to perfectly mimic a vast array of ...

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Stephen Garnett receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is affiliated with BirdLife Australia for which he coordinates the threatened species committee. Australia is losing its birds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Well, if ...