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 ...

Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including male zebra finches, and selected ...

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 ...

It’s important to remember that we humans are simply animals. A very advanced species, but members of the animal kingdom ...

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

Many aspects of animals that people find beautiful evolved to be attractive to the animals themselves. A new study hints at a common aspect of perception that dates back hundreds of millions of years.

Another is the ear-splitting cacophony of said colony. Although not all of us will be lucky enough to hear this din for ...

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals ...

Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the ...

On a deer hunt, a youngster gets separated from his family. Hours later, he stumbles upon the author's camp asking for help.

With thirty-five years of hindsight, R.E.M.’s Out of Time (released 3/12/91) sounds like even more of a vast stylistic ...