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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.

Ben JJ Walker has received funding from the Australian Government Department of Education and UNSW Sydney. Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a ...

Not everyone is fulfilled by human connection. In fact, people who hate most humans but love animals usually have these 11 ...

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

New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...

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 ...

Crying is one of the most recognizable human emotional signals. Tears appear when people experience grief, relief, joy, or deep stress. Because this response is so familiar, observers often assume ...

The other day, while driving Interstate 35, we noticed a coyote standing in the ditch waiting to cross the road. It looked South, then North, then South again. The road was busy with traffic, and I ...

Nipah virus infection is a rare yet highly dangerous disease that first came to light during an outbreak in Malaysia in 1998.

Marlene Zuk's new book asks people to not villainize or valorize the urban critters that live all around us. Reading time 6 ...