People and animals often prefer the same mating sounds. New study shows shared biology may shape what we find pleasing to hear.

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

Scientists found special brain connections in seals and sea lions that help control vocal sounds. This may explain how speech ...

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as ...

Research reveals that some prairie dog alarm calls encode remarkably specific information about humans and other predators.

Road traffic accidents kill up to one in three hedgehogs in local populations. It’s not easy to deter hedgehogs from venturing on dangerous roads, but their hearing could be surprisingly useful. In a ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

An entertaining view of what unpopular creatures including raccoons, rats, coyotes, gulls, snakes, and other intruders teach ...

From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...

Modern pet food is regulated in ways that make it technically edible for humans. Many products contain high levels of protein ...

Neuroscientists solve the "cocktail party problem," proving that neural amplification of vocal features like pitch and ...

Conversations with friends have an ease that is hard to replicate with someone you have just met—often replies come more ...