A surge of biting black flies is sweeping across the San Gabriel Valley foothills — and officials warn the infestation could ...

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

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

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 ...

This ranking counts down the 25 smartest dog breeds based on Stanley Coren's widely respected 2006 book The Intelligence of ...

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

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 ...

It’s just like coach used to say: practice makes perfect. Recent research suggests that regular masturbation and/or sex can ...

After animal rights activists broke into a Wisconsin beagle breeding facility, Public Investigator looked into why dogs are ...

Humans may have more in common with animals than we thought, especially when it comes to attraction. New research suggests we ...

March is the time of year when shorebird nesting season starts in full as several species select mates, build nests and raise ...