New research by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago uses the mating songs of birds to show how intrinsic properties of cells are closely tied to the complex processes of learning. The study, ...

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Wilson had an answer—an inborn human instinct he called "biophilia ... worlds of other species led me to investigate alligator love songs and the personalities of baby snakes.

Back in the 1930s there was a bird, an Australian bird, who had this thing for a human lady ... mimics and according to Wikipedia, James' love song to Mrs. Wilkinson included a kookaburra's ...

Outside an abandoned mine in British Columbia, Canada, the sounds of love are in the air ... that they can’t be heard by human ears, by time-expanding each song, Lausen has brought the silver ...

The Thriller track was a standout among the record’s heartier pop offerings and is today one of the album’s most timeless songs. “Human Nature” was written in 1982 by Toto keyboardist ...

Researchers have discovered that whale songs share statistical ... evolution elsewhere in nature.” This research challenges the long-standing assumption that human language is entirely unique.