Researchers long believed sharks to be silent animals based on their anatomy, but unprecedented evidence shows the rig shark ...

The clicking of flattened teeth, discovered by accident, could be “the first documented case of deliberate sound production in sharks,” evolutionary biologist Carolin Nieder, of Woods Hole ...

Clicklike noises made by a small species of shark represent the first instance of a shark actively producing sound ...

A species of houndshark called Mustelus lenticulatus makes sharp clicking noises when handled. Until now, sharks as a group ...

The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech ...

Published online March 19 in the journal Nature, the study mapped the activity of a group of nerve cells in the bird's brain called the central nucleus of the anterior arcopallium (AAC), which is ...

"Incredibly flexible" spoken language is produced through delicate patterns in the human brain, the researchers say. To determine whether the patterns are unique to humans, the research team performed ...

The study relied on electrodes placed in the brains of parrots and songbirds and tracked the behavior of neurons in a region ...

By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, JHU researchers shed light on the ...

From touring the world to discovering India for the first time, from viral success to personal resilience, here’s everything Joe Seaward had to say.

In his new book, biologist Thor Hanson reveals the power of paying attention to the natural world "close to home." ...

In a literal way, [my comedy] is a different animal because I do these animal sounds [during my show] and I’m very theatrical in what I do. This is different comedy than what you might get ...