New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...

Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...

Mountain lions are perhaps nature's most skilled escape artists when it comes to avoiding human contact. Research from the Wildlife Conservation Society shows these big cats can detect human presence ...

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

Michael Bond explains how animals have influenced our minds and cultures and why human exceptionalism is downright misleading ...

Your taste in music may feel unique, but there may be something more biologically innate driving your acoustic choices: A new ...

From chimps that wage war over territory to parrots that outperform Harvard students on memory tests, many other members of the animal kingdom demonstrate surprisingly human-like behavior. When you ...