Plants and animals have evolved all sorts of ways to make themselves more appealing to potential mates—including colorful ...

Your taste in music may feel unique, but there may be something more biologically innate driving your acoustic choices: A new ...

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 experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.

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 ...

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

“The elephants didn’t mean them any harm” explained a resident from Bannerghatta, India who has to be careful at night in case the animals trample them. It is about living with nature’s large ...

Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...

Pointing at something is one of those human universals that we do without thinking. We start showing infants objects by pointing very early, and when they get it—when they look at what we’re ...