Many scientists see evidence of language in the sounds animals put together, but they may be kidding themselves.

There's corrective speech ("no," "leave it") that's stern and abrupt, conversational chat about our day, soothing speech ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don’t? It’s one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind ...

Is the “person” you’re talking to on that kiosk screen an actual human? Or a metahuman?

With more women in leadership, media, and medicine driving the conversation, menopause is stepping into the spotlight.

From the earliest beats of human civilization to the electric pulse of modern music, no instrument has carried the weight of ...

The NIH archives of the Human Genome Project could fall victim to Trump administration cuts, writes a former archivist.

Despite their small brains, many birds develop sophisticated social structures with diverse systems of communication.

In the not-too-distant future, she predicts, artificial intelligence systems will serve as human conversation agents, in ...

A chimney sweep and his colleague get deep on the roofs of Oslo in Dag Johan Haugerud’s curious meditation on marriage and ...

If you listen closely now, there is subtler intonation and realistic cadence in ChatGPT's voice, and it has started to include pauses for emphasis. It also feels more natural when it’s expressing ...