Two dogs stand next to each other. The dog on the left has its tail up, while the dog on the right has its tail lowered.

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Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails?

Chasing dog tails for answers, researchers explore the reasons behind the quintessential tail wagging of these furry four-legged friends.

In this transgenic ant pupa surrounded by wild type pupae, expression of red fluorescent protein shows throughout the ant pupa body.

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Spying on Transgenic Ants Reveals How Their Brains Respond to Alarm Odors

Modified from the cover of <em >The Sounds of Life</em>

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Opinion: Listening to the Biosphere Is Key Step in Saving It

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Turtle Vocalizations Reframe Origins of Auditory Communication

Amanda Heidt | | 4 min read

A fossil imprint of the stridulatory apparatus from an extinct cricket species

Listen to Extinct Crickets Chirp

David George Haskell | | 5 min read

A fossil imprint of the stridulatory apparatus from an extinct cricket species

Book Excerpt from Sounds Wild and Broken

David George Haskell | | 5 min read

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Exposure to Chemical from Babies Linked to Aggression

Chloe Tenn | | 3 min read

ABOVE: A pair of Labroides dimidiatus cleaner fish cleaning a puffer fish

Cleaner Fish Alter Behavior if Partners Can See Them “Cheating”

Chloe Tenn | | 4 min read

A woman sits with a camera and recording equipment looking up at a tree full of bats (unseen).

Baby Talk: Bat Pups Babble Like Human Infants

Annie Melchor | | 4 min read

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Naked Mole Rat Colonies Have Their Own Unique Dialects

Amanda Heidt | | 6 min read

animal learning, zebra finch, model organism, communication, fast mapping, individual recognition, cognition, evolution

Zebra Finches Recognize the Calls of Over 40 Fellow Finches

Amanda Heidt | | 5 min read

Image of the Day: Black Cats

Emily Makowski | | 2 min read

Squirrels Listen to Birdsong for Safety Cues

Emily Makowski | | 2 min read

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Image of the Day: Fluorescent Sharks

Nicoletta Lanese | | 1 min read

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Browsing Deer Affect How A Forest Sounds

Jef Akst | | 3 min read

Suit Filed to Stop Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

Ashley Yeager | | 2 min read

Starfish in the Deep Sea Can See

Abby Olena, PhD | | 4 min read

Song Around the Animal Kingdom

The Scientist | | 2 min read

Birds May Make Music, But They Lack Rhythm

Jenny Rood | | 3 min read

The lesser noctule, Leisler's bat or the Irish bat (Nyctalus leisleri), is a species of insectivorous bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. The species was named to honor the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler

Bats Sing Sort of Like Birds

Bob Grant | | 3 min read

Researchers Study Rodent Songs They Can’t Hear

Joshua A. Krisch | | 3 min read

Untangling the Social Webs in Frog Choruses

Tracy Vence | | 3 min read

From Cricket Choruses to Drosophila Calls

Jef Akst | | 3 min read

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Universe 25 Experiment

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

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ALS Disturbs Sleep Prior to Symptom Onset

Humans and mice with a predisposition for ALS displayed altered sleep patterns before symptoms began, offering a potential novel diagnostic and treatment approach.

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How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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Artificial intelligence and phylogenetics helped scientists revise the evolutionary timeline of bacteria.

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The Future of CRISPR

An expert panel will discuss the latest research on CRISPR and how to use it in biotechnology and disease research.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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