The Lyrebird’s Dance
The superb lyrebird of Australia combines its songs with specific dance moves to create an elaborate courtship ritual.
The 2017 Bee-Clipse
The 2017 total solar eclipse captured the public imagination and taught kids about bees.
Wild Bird Song Learning
A new study shows that birds can learn from recordings in the wild.
Noise-Canceling Brain Circuit
Why don’t we get distracted by our own noise?
Marmoset Baby Talk
A study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up - questioning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.
Birdsong Dreams
Researchers have discovered that when songbirds dream, the vocal muscles they use for singing become active.
Drumming Cockatoos
Researchers discover that cockatoos use sticks and seed pods to drum out rhythms on tree limbs.
Songbird Culture
How a small songbird’s cultural traditions persist for more than a thousand years.
Bats & Pitcher Plants
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.
Babies Listen to Babies
Babies prefer the sound of other babies to their own parents’ vocalizations.
Preventing Hearing Loss
Researchers are working to limit the hearing damage caused by loud noise.
Hummingbird Tail Feathers
A male hummingbird makes sounds with his tail feathers to attract females.
Language Genetics
Genes may influence the ability to tell certain consonants apart and may play a role in the evolution of languages.
Bowhead Whale Songs
The songs of Arctic bowhead whales are constantly changing.
Listening to Seizures
Scientists have developed a method for listening in on the brain to detect “silent” seizures.
Robot Drum Arm
A robotic third arm helps drummers execute previously impossible percussion patterns.
Bacterial Sonar
Using ultrasound to see deep within with the mammalian gut with genetically engineered bacteria.
Ringing Ear Relief
A new therapy could provide relief for people with severe tinnitus, or ringing in the ears.