"Additional surveillance and testing will be necessary to determine whether the detections of rat lungworm in the animals ...

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns – from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to ...

Humans and animals like the same sounds, new research reveals, proving Charles Darwin correct. The findings show that people showed preferences for calls that other species find the most attractive.

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

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 ...

It’s important to remember that we humans are simply animals. A very advanced species, but members of the animal kingdom nonetheless. We all need water, food, and shelter to survive, but we also share ...

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 ...

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

Surprising Ethics sets a microphone in front of the academic philosophers whose new ideas on such topics have the potential to change society forever. It starts with the ‘status quo’, before putting ...

A study shows that rattlesnake rattling works as a powerful warning signal that scares animals and prevents dangerous encounters in the wild.

Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.

During the PLOS ONE study, researchers observed surprising fear reactions in the 38 species that were tested by the fake ...