See University of California, Los Angeles, animal behavior researcher Dan Blumstein explain common characteristics of vocalizations that express fearful emotions.

Hear seals imitating human sounds and melodies.

Changes in the auditory environment as a result of herbivory could influence how animals communicate, and may have implications for sound-based monitoring of species.

Young zebra finches that receive feedback after they sing from a video of a fluffed-up female eventually develop more accurate tunes.

Biologists say a sound suspected to have caused headaches, nausea, and possible brain damage among diplomats is actually of insects chirping.

Evolutionary changes in both the vocal tract and the brain were necessary for humans’ remarkable gift of gab.

People have a unique anatomy that supports our ability to produce complex language.

Nessus sphinx hawkmoth larvae make alarm calls using mechanics similar to rocket engines. 

New research shows humans aren’t that different from our winged cousins.