Digital Bioacoustics

Treehoppers communicate using plant vibrations. Cocroft’s research reveals their fascinating communication and ecological role.

A new study shows that dogs aren't just responding to their owner's cues, but they understand language

Israeli researchers discover that marmosets use vocal tags to identify themselves

AI isn't just reshaping our digital world; it's also playing increasingly bold roles inside the ecosystems of our planet. Through innovations like acoustic monitoring,…

In recent years, various discussions have emerged about the potential effects of wind turbines on wildlife. As we strive to find sustainable energy sources,

By listening to the “heartbeat” or soundscape of soil, we can learn more about its condition. Think of poor soil as a lifeless party. Healthy soil is where you’ll find the good vibes and chatter.

Why Animals Talk is a highly stimulating and thought-provoking exercise in trying to understand animals on their terms and decentering the human experience.

What animal cooperation can teach us about our similarities and differences as species.

Intensification of swine production can predispose pigs to chronic stress, with adverse effects on the neuroendocrine and immune systems that can lead to health problems, poor welfare, and reduced production performance. Consequently, there is an interest in developing tools to prevent or eliminate ...

Some amazing animals have astonished scientists by mimicking human speech—animals you would not typically suspect.

People are anticipating extrateresstrial life and have no idea how communication would unfold but recent studies have intriguing opinions

THE cetaceans (placental aquatic mammals that include whales, dolphins, killer whales, porpoises, narwhals and belugas) represent a large group of marine mammals, whose in-depth study has allowed us to understand more about intraspecific communication methods, ways and strategies of action and relat...

TikTok star Apollo the talking parrot smashes record for most objects identified in three minutes. Find him in Guinness World Records 2025.

"Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough" is a documentary miniseries directed by Bridget Appleby, Gemma Brandt, and Rebecca Hart. It is hosted by David

In his new book, Arik Kershenbaum discusses communication and sociality, including the majestic howls of wolves, chatter of parrots, melodic clicks of dolphins, and grunts of chimpanzees.

Researchers discovered previously unknown structures in sperm whale communication similar to human language by analyzing whale sound recordings with Artificial Intelligence (AI).  The researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI) repo...

Imagine a world where you can chat with your dog about their day or ask your cat what's on their mind. This isn't science fiction anymore...

A petition is calling for the immediate release of Captain Paul Watson after he was arrested in Greenland for fighting illegal whaling in the Antarctic

Nonverbal vocalizations of aggression and pain produced by profoundly deaf adults differ acoustically from those of typically-hearing controls. Listeners reliably detect deafness and show diminished ability to discriminate emotions expressed by deaf adults.

Old recordings show captive chimps uttering the word, which some scientists believe may offer clues to the origins of human speech.

Elephant communication is so much more elaborate than we thought.

Sydney, Jul 17 (The Conversation) Over the past few decades, animal sounds have seen a huge surge in research. Advances in recording equipment and analysis tech...

Recent studies on how animals ‘talk’ demonstrates their complexity.

By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST One summer evening, I was stationed at an isolated fire lookout in the Bob Marshall Wilderness when I overheard hoary marmots squealing alarms outside the glass-walled building. Also known as “whistle pigs,” a hoary marmot’s call is a long-drawn-out whistle foll...

Medic Carpenter ants do the same thing as humans, researchers say

Florencia Sangermano, associate professor of geography, is part of a global research team hoping to win a five-year, $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition by remotely collecting biodiversity data from deep […]

From calling each other by name to using tools, these social creatures are a lot like us

Breakthrough in birdsong decoding: Advancing human speech prostheses with zebra finch brain signal research.

New research digs into how our brains try to tell the difference between music and speech.

Using our living ancestors as "time machines," the team was able to decipher a new piece in the puzzle of our own evolution.

Scientists discovered that Neolamprologus savoryi fish use punishment to encourage offspring to cooperate in brood care, revealing advanced cognitive abilities previously thought unique to higher vertebrates. This study highlights that punishment for promoting cooperation exists beyond human societi...

Researchers are learning more about how elephants greet each other, and how relationships among the social species could impact that communication.

The founder of a project aimed at listening to and translating the communication of sperm whales, joins The Excerpt to share what he's learned so far.

Alexis Devine's Shepadoodle went viral as Bunny the Talking Dog after the canine learned to communicate with buttons. But many scientists don't buy it.

AI expected to help researchers unlock two-way communication, say team that includes Tel Aviv University

They are also digging into whether AI can tell a dog's age, gender and breed based on the noises it makes.