Charles Darwin theorized that a sound, smell or color that's attractive to one species can be preferred by others too. A new study finds humans and animals do share preferences for certain sounds.

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

New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...

However, the sounds aren't in your cat's head. Dr. Julie Hunt, DVM, a veterinarian with Embrace Pet Insurance, says there are ...

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, ...

Researchers on Cape Cod, Mass., recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery ...

The platypus is one of nature’s strangest mammals. This egg-laying animal sweats milk, hunts by sensing electrical signals, ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.

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 ...

Representative Nancy Mace has introduced new legislation that would make migrants without legal status who are convicted of animal cruelty offenses subject to deportation under federal immigration law ...

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina has introduced legislation that would make illegal immigrants who engage in animal cruelty inadmissible to the United States and subject to deportation.