A year before her death, the legendary conservationist described how Derek had 'visited' her after his passing in 1980, and how he was 'full of joy'. She admits she fainted after the encounter.

With their massive flapping ears and long trunks, it isn't hard to believe that elephants tend to rely on acoustic and olfactory cues for communication. They use gestures and visual displays to ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing a flu cases, hand, foot and mouth, viral upper respiratory infections with cough and croup. Providers there say parents should be especially vigilant as ...

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

When you stop to think about it, the human body is pretty amazing. It knows how to heal when we’re hurt, protect us from illness, and master complicated skills, whether that’s learning a new language ...

"Ear seeding" is having a moment on TikTok and Instagram. One video of someone's experience of ear seeding has been "liked" more than half a million times. Supermodel Naomi Campbell is among ...

Walking is more than just moving forward. It organizes thought, sparks creativity, and sharpens attention. Scientists have long studied how locomotion influences vision, but its effects on hearing ...

Since Madeline Lancaster first created brain organoids back in 2013, they have become widely used for brain research around the world. But what exactly are they? Are they effectively miniature brains ...

RIT audio engineering professor awarded NIH funding to improve auditory decoding technologies and how the brain helps censor sound in noisy environments.

Dublin’s Field of Corn ranks No. 22 in a national “ugliest art” survey, but the city emphasizes history and site-specific meaning.

Ragdolls are known for curling up next to their favorite humans, even if that human is just a baby themselves. Others huddle up with other pets in the house. One tiny Ragdoll is determined to make the ...

In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China's Hubei Province that was so badly deformed during fossilization that it was hard to gauge its significance. A new analysis now indicates that ...