Yes, there are more birds singing at this time of year. But their symphony is also louder and more energetic than ever—and ...

Even in the animal kingdom, the first attempt at singing often sounds wrong: a new study shows that young indris — Madagascar's singing lemurs — first have to learn to control their voice, just like ...

Madagascar's singing lemurs, the indris, sing off-key in infancy and get better as adults. These large, black-and-white lemurs with buggy eyes are a critically endangered species.

The Lion King,” realistic-looking lions, warthogs, meerkats and whatever break into song repeatedly. It’s like a curious ...

After six number-one hits, the honky-tonk hero remains criminally overlooked by mainstream crowds. For his new album, he looked to a music legend’s approach to rock ’n’ roll to reinvent his sound.

The second installment of our soup-a-thon. Vicky Hallett and Genevieve Villamora, correspondents. Marc Silver, digital editor ...

Alejandro Vélez: That call has two main functions. The same call helps to repel other males and to attract females. One of ...

April 8, 2025 • Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO series Game of ...

Metabolism is known to be linked to lifespan in some species, though it remains unclear how this effect is mediated. Here they show that reduced pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity lowers ...

Cumulus has always been a pretty musical Cockatoo, as his followers can attest, which must be why he's getting the hang of singing “la la la” so quickly. He also tends to put on a bit of a show when ...

Apr. 4, 2025 — New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into ...