New research clarifies how electric fish that use zaps to communicate block their own messages out and how the trick evolved. These fish generate electric pulses to communicate with other fish and ...

Electric fish pause before sharing something particularly meaningful. Pauses also prime the sensory systems to receive new and important information, according to new research. American writer and ...

When listening to a well-practiced speaker, like during a lecture, a political event or during a favorite public radio show, you may notice they use pauses for dramatic effect. This type of nuance in ...

From mysterious clicking noises in a fish tank in a lab, to humming haddocks and singing toadfish, scientists are discovering the wonder of underwater communication. When you think about how fish ...

Did you know that fish can talk? Well, sort of, anyway. To be more specific, some fish make sounds that, according to a new study published in Ichthyology and Herpetology, are used in patterns that ...