Nightingales are among the most celebrated of all animal singers, no doubt earning their place through the complexity of ...

Playing every time you speak to someone, your Town Tune is pretty prevalent in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Here are some ...

The classic Christmas carol “The 12 Days of Christmas” sounds like a love song with a playful edge, but when read closely, it ...

Nottingham Trent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Within the first notes of many classic Christmas songs, we’re transported directly to the festive season. Why is it ...

In the never-ending symphony of the sea, there's a standout among the percussive pings of bottlenose dolphins and the plaintive calls of humpback whales. New recordings of the little-studied bowhead ...

During the lockdowns of 2020, global shipping was severely restricted and ocean noise pollution all but ceased. Instead the songs of fish filled the sea. Crackles, snaps, pops and clicks – that is the ...

This legend from Irish mythology tells the story of Fionnuala and her three younger brothers, who were turned into swans by their jealous stepmother. The old monk looked out across the western sea and ...

Police have vowed to "hunt down" the "animals" behind a mass shooting at a children's birthday party in California. Three children and a 21-year-old died in Saturday's shooting at a banquet hall, with ...

For children, admiration and awe begin in the eyes. It’s the widened gaze as they take in the world—or, in Shay Mitchell’s case, the mirror. The actress, entrepreneur, and mother of two daughters ...