Bats are born knowing the speed of sound

Researchers raised bat pups in helium-enriched air to test their hypothesis about what, for bats, is innate and learned

7/28/2021, 1:00 PM

Cicadas' shrieks have annoyed — and delighted — humans for thousands of years

Historical records, science, and art from around the world mention their songs

5/15/2021, 1:26 PM

Neuroscientists made mice hear things that didn't happen for a rare look into what creates hallucinations in our brains

4/22/2021, 3:15 PM

Taylor Swift literally has music down to a science

4/9/2021, 2:44 AM

Male frogs "sing" to attract females, but this also alerts predators to their location

1/9/2021, 3:02 PM

After 30 years, scientists still don't know how the ear tells the brain what it is hearing

9/23/2020, 12:49 PM

The noise from passing ships stresses out crabs and makes them easy prey

3/26/2020, 8:42 PM