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

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

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

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

People and animals often prefer the same mating sounds. New study shows shared biology may shape what we find pleasing to ...

A recent Instagram post showed two slugs duking it out, but were they actually fighting? Read here to learn more, and why ...

When it comes to animals romancing in the wild, things get weird—really weird. Some animals offer bizarre gifts, some put on daring dances, and others? Well, let’s just say things get really messy.

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 ...

For a small number of animals, reproduction marks a biological endpoint rather than a stage in an ongoing life cycle. Death follows mating with such consistency that it can be predicted within a ...

When the total solar eclipse happens on Monday, animals at homes, farms and zoos may act strangely. Researchers can’t wait to see what happens when day quickly turns to night. By Juliet Macur and ...