Female zebra finches prefer red-beaked male finches over their orange-beaked counterparts.

People whose pupils change more dramatically during a visual perception task tend to score higher on a self-reported scale of autistic traits.

A whole-genome analysis of people who experience color when they listen to sounds points to a handful of genes involved in neural development.

Mice can be tricked into thinking rubber tails belong to them, indicating they perceive body ownership similar to the way humans do.

Drosophila antennae let the insects seek out moisture levels they like best.

In the 1930s, parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine aimed to use scientific methods to confirm the existence of extrasensory perception, but faced criticisms of dubious analyses and irreproducible results.

More than you think (or could make use of)

A reanalysis calls into question a year-old claim that humans can decipher at least 1 trillion different scents.

Three new studies delve into humans’ creation and perception of music.