Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

Does “bouba” sound round to you? How about “maluma”? Neither are real words, but we’ve known for decades that people who hear them tend to associate them with round objects. There have been plenty of ...

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An equine makes the low-pitched part of its whinny by vibrating its vocal cords—similar to how humans speak and sing—and the high-pitched part by whistling ...

If you're looking for something that'll put a smile on your face, this video, Lauren Allen, from Trying to Homestead, shared of the animals around her farm enjoying snacks is a winner. Make sure your ...

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 ...

No. They had to also pop straight up like caffeinated popcorn kernels and make tiny squeaky noises that sound like someone ...

Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting ...

In 2005, hundreds of thousands of companion animals died or were left homeless by Hurricane Katrina. Pictures of abandoned pets taking refuge on the roofs of cars and houses flooded the media. This ...

Noise in animal housing facilities is an environmental variable that can affect hearing, behavior and physiology in mice. The authors measured sound levels in two rodent housing rooms (room 1 and room ...

Sound Science: Tracking Gray Wolves by Their Howls by Dr. Angela Dassow, Carthage College Wolf–human conflicts are an ongoing concern that can lead to both legal and illegal killing of wild wolves, ...