Commentary: Beneath the threshold of human perception lies an invisible ocean of sound — and scientists are just beginning to ...

Elephants truly are the Barry Whites of the animal kingdom, research has shown. They produce their own version of the legendary soul singer's seductive bass tones - only much, much deeper. An elephant ...

The study’s primary goal was to understand the dynamics of vocal exchanges between elephant groups, with a particular emphasis on a specific vocalization known as the "let's go" rumble. These rumbling ...

Two elephants playfully interact with one another. Source: Nilina/Pexels Imagine yourself standing on the savanna. You can't see any animals nearby, but suddenly you feel a thrumming in the air around ...

Discovered: Elephants communicate through "infrasound"; allergies may help prevent brain cancer; playfulness is attractive; 97% of Greenland's surface ice is melting. Don't hate the player. For most ...

Infrasound is very low-frequency sound, below 20 Hertz (Hz), which humans typically can’t hear. It can come from natural sources like storms, or from anthropogenic sources like traffic. Some animals ...