In the deep oceans, bioluminescence (the ability to create light through biological chemical reactions) is such an effective means of communication that nearly 90% of deep-water organisms use it./p ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Written by Danielle DeLeo, postdoctoral associate in biological sciences at FIU. Our research focuses on octocorals ...

As human-caused sound gets louder around the world, some animals change their behavior and many creatures suffer health ...

Cats communicate in a variety of ways, including purrs, meows, and hisses, in addition to body language. When your feline friend makes a strange cat sound, it could be a means of communicating with ...

ChatGPT changed how humans view and interact with language. Here’s how the Earth Species Project is using new billionaire funding to build a similar model for animals. The Earth Sciences Project ...

Numerous diverse animals use scent to communicate with individuals of their own or other species. They may intentionally deposit scent containing various pheromones by urinating, defecating, or by ...

Source: Ken FUNAKOSHI, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license. New research documents manta rays moving their cephalic lobes—the modified fins on either side of their ...

We talk about what an ear even is, how ears have evolved, how they work, and some of the cool ways animals have tweaked their ears to work for their lifestyle. We talk about what an ear even is, how ...

Dogs have long been known for their ability to communicate through body language, using tail wags, ear movements, and facial expressions to express emotions. But new research suggests that even ...

"Compositionality, in a nutshell: It's the fact that we can combine meaningful units into larger structures whose meaning is derived from the meaning of the units," Mélissa Berthet, a researcher in ...

Andrea Quattrini receives funding from Smithsonian Institution, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Office of Ocean Exploration, and the National Science Foundation. Danielle DeLeo does not ...