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

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 ...

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

Most of the time, animal noises match the animal. Horses neigh and it works. Dogs bark, and their sound generally matches the size of the dog. Even elephants trumpeting suits them perfectly, with ...

Animals use sound to communicate, defend territory, and survive, but some species produce noises that seem almost impossible. These vocalizations can resemble mechanical hums, human voices, or ...

Ornithologist Katie LaBarbera arrives at the Coyote Creek Field Station in Alviso about 45 minutes before sunrise — peak time for bird activity. The early part of LaBarbera’s Sunday shift is ...

Hunters don’t need a team of researchers to tell us that making noise in the woods spooks game — we’ve known that for millennia. What we can’t always tell is how much racket wild critters will ...

Noise is an unseen pollutant with very real health impacts. Like many other forms of pollution, because of systemic injustice, it affects some people more than others. It also affects wildlife. In a ...