Bird whistles are still made, but of modern materials. This multicolored bird, a whistle that would whistle, sold for $212. “I bought a wooden whistle, but it wouldn’t whistle” is part of an old ...

“I bought a wooden whistle, but it wouldn’t whistle” is part of an old children’s song that goes on to joke about buying a metal whistle. But a modern metal whistle used by a policeman looks very ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 500-year-old Shakespeare prop they believe were used in early performances of Romeo and Juliet. Fragments of a ceramic bird whistle, dating from the late 16th century, ...

“I bought a wooden whistle, but it wouldn’t whistle” is part of an old children’s song that goes on to joke about buying a metal whistle. But a modern metal whistle used by a policeman looks very ...

This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. Sign up here to get Haaretz’s free Daily Brief newsletter delivered to your inbox. Over 12,000 years ago, ...

Bird conservationist Jin Weiguo has spent 26 years safeguarding the many species that inhabit the Chongming Dongtan Bird National Nature Reserve, which this summer became Shanghai’s first World ...