A horse’s whinny is an iconic sound, arguably on par with a cow’s moo and a sheep’s baa and a donkey’s hee-haw. Most people can immediately recognize a horse’s signature sound, so it might come as a ...

Ah, Friday—when the week’s political melodrama comes to a close, and we get to enjoy a refreshing cocktail of revelations ...

Horses have a vocal trick no one fully understood until now. Scientists have discovered that when a horse whinnies, it produces two completely different sounds at the same time. One is a deep tone ...

A horse's whinny is an unusually distinctive mix of sounds including both high and low frequencies, a new study in Current Biology shows.

How exactly horses produce that distinctive sound — also called a neigh — has long eluded scientists. The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low pitched sounds, like a cross between a ...

When we hear certain sounds, our brains often pair them with specific shapes. For example, most people will associate a sharp-sounding word with a jagged, pointed shape, while a soft, rolling word is ...

Animal names are usually nothing special—bear, elephant, cat… you get the idea. Straightforward, familiar, and honestly a little boring. But some scientists clearly didn’t want to keep it that way, ...

A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba-kiki effect," which has been linked to the emergence of language.

If you're looking for something that'll put a smile on your face, this video, Lauren Allen, from Trying to Homestead, shared of the animals around her farm enjoying snacks is a winner. Make sure your ...

Valentine’s week is here, and if you’re nursing a heartbreak - where roses feel pointless and chocolates taste like regret - we have got just the perfect idea for you. Here’s the scoop: The Maryland ...

While the Super Bowl LX champs were making the victory rounds in Seattle this week, another K9 was frolicking in the snow in Dedham, Mass., thousands of miles away. Four 3-month-old dogs named after ...

For those who think their ex really stinks, the Maryland Zoo is offering a "stinky" way to settle the score. The fundraiser called Dollars for Dung was announced last month, under which the ...