From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...

At the end of the act, the audience let out an animal roar. You sometimes hear that in an opera house. And when you do, it’s thrilling. When Nézet-Séguin returned for Act II, he received a rapturous ...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it could inspire next generation microphones. To understand hearing in the ...

Scientists have discovered recordings of humpback whales taken nearly 80 years ago. The haunting song was captured on 7 March 1949, making it the earliest known recording of a whale song. "This ...

Listening to music is a lovely and strange thing. What is it? The sounds have such a great impact on us and yet, they’re invisible. The vibrations in the air conjure such images in our minds, give us ...