No ears, no problem. The tobacco hornworm caterpillar, a common garden pest, can actually detect airborne sound via microscopic hairs on its body, according to a team of faculty and graduate students ...

The Upsweep is an unidentified sound detected by the NOAA, first recorded in August 1991. Almost siren-like, the Upsweep is ...

University of Queensland hearing tests conducted across kilometers of ocean off the Australian coast show humpback whales ...

Researchers have known for centuries that some fish make sounds. Now, using special underwater acoustics, researchers have ...

Massi rushes down the slope, leaps across a slow-running stream and disappears inside a thick bush. Rosie, his young offspring, follows. Massi pauses, narrows down on a spot, and starts digging. Luke ...

Joy—fleeting woo-hoo moments like "catching the perfect wave"—is felt by many diverse animals, and researchers want to know how they express it in various situations and why.

Research suggests that dolphins develop a lifelong vocal “name.” Here’s how they evolved this high level of social identity, once thought to be uniquely human.

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand ...

Wild at heart.

In most forests, a visitor’s eye is trained on what can be reached. The trunk can be measured. The leaves can be plucked. A ...

"Seagrass is a wonder habitat, often likened to the rainforest because of its effect on nature and the climate." ...

There are over 60 known tarantula species in Ecuador, with many more suspected. Click here to learn all about tarantulas in ...