What's that critter? New tech guidelines can help ensure we get the right answer

Have you ever been in the woods and wondered what bug you're hearing or which bird is singing? These days, new technologies ...

The £1,000,000 questions Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestants couldn’t answer

Anyone who’s watched Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? will know that the show eases contestants in gently, lulling them into ...
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Which animal calls are most attractive? New research finds that you probably agree with the birds – try it out!

Male zebra finch calls attract mates – and maybe, coincidentally, you? Raina Fan Logan S. James, The University of Texas at ...

Minnesota's annual frog and toad survey is ribbeting

If it quacks like a duck, it’s a wood frog. If it sounds like sleigh bells jingling, it’s a spring peeper. If it sounds like ...

What mating call do YOU find most appealing? Take the test - as a bizarre study reveals humans and animals have the same taste

From the eerie croak of a tropical frog to the haunting call of the howler monkey, the animal kingdom is filled with some ...

Even humans love a good mating call

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

Humans, Animals Like Same Sounds In `Darwin’s Hunch’ Experiment

Now, 155 years on, new research points towards humans and other animals sharing aesthetic preferences. In an experiment, ...
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Nature has a night shift, when nocturnal animals get busy

MUNCIE, Ind. – Twilight is over. The last warm hues of sunset have given way to the inky blue and violet of nighttime. We may be abed, our eyes closed, and on our way to dreamland. But nature has a ...