When a fruit fly gets dust on its body, it launches into a precise cleaning routine, sweeping and rubbing its legs in ...

A new study saying bumblebees can recognize rhythmic patterns puts them alongside Ronan the sea lion, the first non-human mammal shown to keep a beat.

New Australian research shows bumblebees can learn and recognise rhythmic patterns across different tempos and even across ...

Scientists find many animals communicate at the same rhythm, suggesting brains may be tuned to a shared processing pace.

Rhythmic movements, such as walking, chewing or scratching, are phylogenetically old motor behaviors found in many organisms, ranging from insects to primates. In contrast, discrete movements, such as ...

Not everyone is Fred Astaire or Michael Jackson, but even those of us who seem to have two left feet have got rhythm--in our brains. From breathing to walking to chewing, our days are filled with ...

Drumming and singing at the same time is impressive, whether you’re Karen Carpenter, Ringo Starr or a chimpanzee. Japanese ...

Rhythm plays an important role in how we perceive and connect with the world around us, even playing a role in our social lives and health. My husband reads to me every night before we go to sleep. We ...

A new study reveals animals share a common communication rhythm. This timing, close to two signals per second, helps signals ...

An international team of researchers has found it likely that bipedal dinosaurs swung their tails as they walked and ran to maintain their balance. In their paper published in the journal Science ...