Humans and animals like the same sounds, new research reveals, proving Charles Darwin correct. The findings show that people ...

Your taste in music may feel unique, but there may be something more biologically innate driving your acoustic choices: A new study found that animals and humans tend to prefer many of the same ...

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

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

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!" ...

From giggles to perfectly timed animal noises, this little munchkin shows off an uncanny talent for mimicking the sounds her mom names. Whether she’s trying to bark, meow, or chirp, her adorable ...

You’ll discover how their ears work, why their hearing is so extraordinary, and how these abilities help them survive in their environments. Bats use their hearing and a process called echolocation ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

The transition from wind-driven to mechanized shipping became the first step in what was to be a continued increase in the introduction of sound into the oceans. The oceans are much less transparent ...