Anyone who has spent time around a talking parrot has probably wondered the same thing. Is the bird simply repeating sounds it has heard hundreds of times, or does it actually know what those words ...

Ask even the youngest schoolchild how many senses we have and she’ll tell you five — sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Neuroscientist Don Katz thinks this might be wrong. The correct answer, he ...

From bats to birds, recent research suggests that fireworks may disrupt routine and sometimes lead to serious injury or death ...

The increased study of extremophile microbes has revealed a lot about what is and is not needed to sustain life on Earth ...

remain on Earth. Here’s what they sound like when they communicate. They live only in the Gulf of Mexico, where air guns firing sonic blasts are used to survey the ocean floor for oil and gas. The low ...

Raising a deaf cat requires adjustments, especially when it comes to communication. Otter the deaf cat joyfully reacts to his mom's unexpected entrances. Deaf pets respond to vibrations, lights, and ...

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That question might sound silly at first, but over the past several years, the specter of losing one’s job has risen to horror-movie jump-scare proportions. It’s not just you. Everyone who has a job ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Is the mating call of a frog actually appealing to people? Researchers at the University of Texas are testing a surprising idea in a surprising way: humans and animals may have the ...

Some animals, like snakes, sense heat using organs other than their skin—and humans may, too. In a study, participants were able to identify the temperature of water more accurately than chance, ...

A horse’s whinny is a distinctive and instantly recognizable sound, which the animals use to communicate with each other and express emotions. But this unique vocalization has long puzzled scientists, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Horses whinny to find new friends, greet old ones and celebrate happy moments like feeding time. How exactly horses produce that distinctive sound — also called a neigh — has long ...