Rainforests are some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Full of a wide variety of species, it seems like you can ...

Scientists report that ring-tailed lemurs respond more strongly to the scents and sounds of female lemurs when the scent they smell and the voice they hear belong to the same female -- even when she's ...

When a golden bamboo lemur announces itself at dawn, its call brings to mind someone throwing up after a bad shrimp salad. Which makes creating beautiful music with these primate sounds a unique ...

Low-ranking male lemurs use the gift of gab to keep themselves in the good graces of female-dominated social groups. The misfit male ring-tailed lemurs rely on two sounds: a moan to keep tabs on their ...

In this BBC Sounds bonus episode writer Katherine Rundell focusses on the lemur, one of Madagascar’s most distinctive and surprising inhabitants. Lemurs live in female-led troops, where an alpha ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When humans listen to music, we hear a beat. It’s so self ...

Infants respond to the voices of their doting parents — but it's not just human voices that hold them spellbound. In what may be a hallmark of our ancestry, human brains begin life hard-wired to hear ...

Lemurs with their large eyes, expressive faces and quirky personalities have won the hearts of wildlife lovers. But beyond their appearance lemurs carry millions of years of evolution and culture.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Humans aren't alone in their ability to match a voice to a face -- animals such as dogs, horses, crows and monkeys are able to recognize familiar individuals this way too, a growing ...