Imagine having the strength of a wolf, the balance of a cat, or the ability to fly like a bird. For centuries, these ideas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A male hourglass tree frog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus) with an inflated vocal sac used to produce calls. Your taste in music may ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Humans are not the only animals that communicate. Birds sing to attract mates, dolphins use signature whistles that identify ...

Do all animals look alike—or is it just our eyes playing tricks? At first glance, this seems like a straightforward question, ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...