Chinese fans often assign playful nicknames to popular players, using puns based on how their names sound in Chinese.

Chinese tennis fans have creatively nicknamed international stars using homophones and puns. Players like Alcaraz ('Duck'), Djokovic ('Chicken'), and Sabalenka ('China's Daughter', 'Tiger Girl', ...

Ever wonder what your dog is trying to say? Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, ...

Although the caller has remained mysterious, the sound it produced helped experts study migration patterns and ocean ...

Scientists using new ways to eavesdrop on fish have captured a cacophony of thumps, honks, burps and grunts in underwater recordings.

Deep in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mélissa Berthet found bonobos doing something thought to be uniquely human. How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe ...

The story opens with the doomed heroine—innocent, pale, and trembling—escorted through the torch-lit streets toward the guillotine. Her inner monologue drifts between fear and a strange, growing ...

Our ability to communicate with dogs is a vital part of our relationship with them. At the most primitive level, we ought to be able to discourage a dog from some action, "No! Don't do that!" Or ...

Nature has always been full of surprises. From the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, animals have evolved remarkable adaptations and behaviors that often defy our expectations. Some animal ...

Earlier this year, the Sound of Animals Fighting announced a fall tour with support from This Will Destroy You and the Casket Lottery, as well as Hard Chiller and Soft Blue Shimmer on select dates.

For years, people assumed sharks were the silent type, but that’s not true, and they aren’t alone when it comes to creatures like sharks that make noises. Some of the world’s strangest creatures make ...

The dogged search for a bird that many people figured had gone extinct included torrential rains, washed-out bridges, swine flu, and unrelenting obsession. Known by locals as fotsimaso, or white eye, ...