Think you know your birds from your bees? See how good you are at recognising the nature on your doorstep by testing yourself in our animal sounds quiz. Correct! It's the croak of a common frog. You ...

Scientists know how difficult a task it would be for a Dr. Doolittle to truly talk with the animals, for each animal has its unique and often sophisticated method of communication. Crocodiles make ...

Laura Moss is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing about science, nature, culture, and the environment. Squirrels, common birds, and the occasional raccoon or opossum are about ...

We don't know exactly when the first animals on Earth appeared, but it's thought to be around 700 million years ago. Around ...

Some animals fake their body size by sounding 'bigger' than they actually are. Researchers studied 164 different mammals and found that animals who lower their voice to sound bigger are often skilled ...

Dare to take a stroll on the wild side with this challenging quiz, testing your knowledge of both exotic and familiar animals ...

Eventually, he abandoned the music business and Hollywood, where he had worked on the score for the film Apocalypse Now, to collect natural “soundscapes”, the pure, rich sounds of untouched ecosystems ...