The initial finding dates all the way back to 1947, when someone discovered that people associated some word-like sounds with ...

A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba ...

Re-recording mixer Christian Cooke and supervising sound editor Nathan Robitaille discuss their Oscar-nominated work on ...

The distinctive sound horses produce when they whinny is created by combining low and high pitch sounds together, like ...

The ability to make two distinct sounds at once is shared with human beat boxers and throat singers. The horse whinny, or neigh, has been a familiar sound at least since the animal was domesticated, ...

A few small rodents like rats and mice whistle like this, but horses are the first known large mammal to have a knack for it.

Animals face a constant battle to survive, not just by finding food but by avoiding becoming food themselves. Over millions of years, evolution has produced a vast range of defense strategies, from ...

Thank you, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, for your efforts toward education reform, including parental ...

Wild animals deliver their funniest and loudest sounds, creating a symphony of natural comedy.

Horses use their larynx to make two sounds simultaneously, so they are effectively singing and whistling at the same time ...

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.

When we hear certain sounds, our brains often pair them with specific shapes. For example, most people will associate a sharp ...