The ability to make two distinct sounds at once is shared with human beat boxers and throat singers. The horse whinny, or neigh, has been a familiar sound at least since the animal was domesticated, ...

A new study suggests features in the prehistoric creature's mouth helped it eat more efficiently, giving the species the energy needed to go airborne ...

A flexible tongue, sensitive beak and teethlike cones in the mouth may have helped Archaeopteryx generate enough energy to fly.

There has never been anything to compare with the sound of a Mighty Wurlitzer in full cry. Its rumbling, trumpeting majesty, its cooing, whimpering intimacy brought shivery pleasure to a generation of ...

Federal regulators have tapped a Las Vegas-based group to oversee organ recovery in South Florida. Marsha Halper MIAMI HERALD file A Miami-based nonprofit that recovers organs for transplantation was ...

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Hoyt Sherman Place has been slumbering for over a century. In its dreams, it heard a voice calling and speaking its name. Dare it trust the music of the night? Because the Phantom of the Opera is here ...

The House Ways and Means Committee is demanding an answer from a New Jersey organ donation group accused of engaging in illegal practices, including harvesting organs from a person who was showing ...

One of New Jersey’s largest organ procurement organizations is under investigation by a United States House of Representatives committee for a number of allegations, ranging from discarded organs to a ...

You can reduce canker sores by eating foods rich in vitamins like B12, zinc, and iron. Using a soft-bristle toothbrush and avoiding foods that irritate your mouth can prevent canker sores. Canker ...