The ability to communicate effectively with other individuals plays a critical role in the lives of all animals. Whether we are examining how moths attract a mate, ground squirrels convey information ...

Image by Helena Sushitskaya from Pixabay UC San Diego’s Federico Rossano breaks down the science behind dogs’ “word buttons,” ...

It is hard to be attentive to all the information that is around us; we need to focus on particular signals or sensory channels to get more details. This is why alerting signals are frequently used in ...

There are many forms of animal communication. In the lyrics of Let’s Do It, Cole Porter celebrated the diversity of signals that birds, bees, oysters, clams, sponges, and electric eels produce to ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.

The prospect of understanding what animals say to each other, or of even initiating a conversation with another species, has fired humans' imagination for millennia. But since there is no Rosetta ...

Language was long understood as a human-only affair. New research suggests that isn’t so. Credit...Illustration by Denise Nestor Supported by By Sonia Shah Can a mouse learn a new song? Such a ...

New research reveals animal communication hinges on emotions, not just words. Early studies explored symbols, but Artificial ...

For decades, scientists have tried to answer a simple question: why be honest when deception is possible? Whether it is a peacock’s tail, a stag’s roar, or a human’s résumé, signals are means to ...

Bees change their waggle dance based on who’s watching, showing that hive communication is more interactive than scientists ...