A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in ...

Scientists have spent the last five years observing sperm whale communication and behaviors using tags, buoys and drones. They’ve finally begun to learn how whales use calls for communication.

In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted manner. Despite decades of research, how synapses form during brain development ...

After 150 years of mystery, neuroscience has finally cracked the code on how language works in the brain—and the answer is surprisingly elegant.

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making ...

The ability of some animals to dynamically change color to match the brightness of their surroundings is one of nature's ...

The bees were split into two groups. For the first one, a short flash was the “dot” in Morse code, and it was associated with ...

Scientists have taught bacteria to make octopus camouflage pigment, ushering in a new era of bio-inspired materials.

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that an insect—the bumblebee Bombus ...

A new study is the first to show that an insect can decide where to forage for food based on different durations of visual ...