New research reveals how human DNA preserves the story of language contact, showing when and where languages converged, ...

Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic operations in human language. Human language, however, allows an infinite ...

Scientists have long considered the complexity of language to be an obvious separation between humans and all other life forms on Earth. New research, however, suggests our linguistic abilities might ...

The evolution of human language has been closely examined and analyzed by researchers for decades. Experts have traced language's growth and diversity in societies and have also had findings ...

Throughout human history, there have been many instances where two populations came into contact—especially in the past few ...

From Spanish and Swahili to Finnish and Filipino, over 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today. Humans are unique in that we are the only species known to use language. However, new research ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...

Can AI ever truly understand what we mean, or is it just clever imitation? A neuroscientist explains. Curious? The answer isn’t as simple as you think. Do you ever find yourself wondering if AI will ...

Researchers have made a significant discovery by inserting a human-specific gene, NOVA1, into mice, leading to notable changes in their vocal communication. The modified mice produced higher-pitched ...