Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...

Language is a defining characteristic of humanity, yet its origins remain a topic of intense debate. Some researchers argue that language emerged in our lineage around 100,000 years ago, while others ...

New research shows that chimpanzees regularly communicate with each other through rapid back-and-forth gestures, similar to how humans talk. Reading time 2 minutes Chimpanzees and humans are even more ...

Whale song is something we humans listen to when relaxing – but new research has shown that, as a form of communication, it ain't messing around. A new study has found that certain whale species' ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The English language is full of wonderful ...

In work from the University of Warwick, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalize with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting a much older ...

We humans concoct never-before-heard sentences with ease, embedding phrases within phrases to express the wildest ideas we can dream up (“the purple pangolin that waltzed across the ballroom had a ...

There are many famous examples of animals who seem to understand human language. But is there any real science behind them? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Interhuman AI, a generative artificial intelligence company researching how to make AI models more socially intelligent, today announced it has raised €2 million, about $2.3 million, in a pre-seed ...