Many animals possess hearing abilities far beyond human perception. These extraordinary senses aid survival, communication, and navigation in diverse environments. Bats use echolocation for hunting in ...

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as signals that help individuals propagate, yet humans also find these very same ...

While exploring the world around them, both humans and other animals continuously interpret information they pick up 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 ...

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 ...

Whether it’s a canary’s chirp or a treefrog’s croak, humans tend to prefer many of the same sounds that animals do themselves, a new study finds Your taste in music may feel unique, but there may be ...

Plants and animals have evolved all sorts of ways to make themselves more appealing to potential mates—including colorful feet, flamboyant feathers, complex mating dances and sexual deception. Many ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis). In this study, more than 4,000 human participants from around the world were presented with pairs of animal sounds from 16 different ...