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 ...

Whether it’s a canary’s chirp or a treefrog’s croak, humans tend to prefer many of the same sounds that animals do themselves, a new study finds ...

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as ...

Across India’s spiritual imagination, few images are as enduring as that of Lord Krishna standing beneath a Kadamba tree in ...

Study after study has shown that microplastics pose risks to the environment, wildlife, and people; they've been linked to a ...

The five Olympic rings are one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. The set of interlocking blue, yellow, black, green and red rings meant to represent five parts of the world, Africa, ...

Precious bleats are not the only adorable sounds that Levi makes. He also engages in a “daily goat slurp and serenade.” However, unlike his heartfelt bleats for his dad, Levi doesn’t do his slurping ...

From Latin jazz to children’s music to hard-hitting R&B, WBUR music writer Noah Schaffer shares albums coming out this spring that prove Greater Boston artists are full of resourcefulness and ...

Scientists created a benchmark to measure empathy in AI conversations, revealing that some chatbots now rival average human emotional support.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans die from heart disease–the leading cause of death in the country. In some cases, it’s because the heart disease was not caught in time. Researchers at ...

They say this ancient whistle was used to terrify enemies. I tried it myself — and the sound is honestly disturbing. You’ll understand why it earned its name. ‘Huge heart’: 18yo dead in beach tragedy ...

Most of us walk around every day thinking we know exactly how our own skin and bones operate, but the reality is that the human body is a collection of high-tech systems that would make a sci-fi ...