New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...
It’s important to remember that we humans are simply animals. A very advanced species, but members of the animal kingdom ...
Your taste in music may feel unique, but there may be something more biologically innate driving your acoustic choices: A new ...
People and animals often prefer the same mating sounds. New study shows shared biology may shape what we find pleasing to hear.
Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including male zebra finches, and selected ...
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 ...
Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...
Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite Tens of thousands of years ago, as modern humans migrated into northerly territories ...