Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from raccoons, squirrels and skunks to birds, bugs and snails.

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound.

It's been several decades since the unusual double-striped thick-knee bird was seen in Texas, making the 2025 sighting an ultra-rare treat for birders.

Pets express emotions through gestures, sounds, and behaviors, but humans often miss the finer details. A wagging tail may ...

In natural ecosystems, soundscapes are made up of animal sounds, environmental noises, and human activity. Because different animals vocalize at different times and frequencies, researchers can study ...

Fall has arrived, and spooky season starts now. Check out the latest version of Home Depot's skeleton, which is half the size but has animated features and can talk.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Though you might roll your eyes at the mere mention of “good vibrations” it’s more than a coincidence that music, religious reverence and healing have been interconnected throughout history. The ...

Sound can be a useful tool for scientists monitoring wildlife populations. But what if you're trying to monitor species in a raging river? A new tool helps cut through all of the noise. Scientists ...

Scientists have long used sound to better understand nature. NPR's Nate Rott reports on a new tool to help them find sounds in one of nature's more noisy environments, rivers. NATE ROTT, BYLINE: Say ...

Abstract: Based on the characteristics of short pulse signals in the marine animals sound and the characteristics of the high temporal resolution of the wavelet transform, this paper proposed a new ...