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 ...

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

Opossums aren't the only animals who, well, "play possum." ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin suggests humans and animals often prefer the same sounds. By using an ...