There's a vast world around us that animals can perceive — but humans can't. Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Ed Yong uses the example of a dark room: Though it might seem that there would be ...

Scientists believe that these lucky animals have mastered the skill of biological sonar While a normal human conversation is measured around 60 decibels of sound pressure and loud rock concerts range ...

Nature’s own sonar system, echolocation occurs when an animal emits a sound wave that bounces off an object, returning an echo that provides information about the object’s distance and size. Over a ...