The ability of parrots to mimic human speech has long fascinated people, but a new study reveals that their gift of gab goes beyond simple imitation. Researchers have found that the brains of small ...

Speech delays in children may signal hidden health issues like hearing loss or neurological conditions. Learn how early ...

I like the word sheep. I like the double e, the vowel sounds. It reminds me of other words that have similar sounds inside them. Words that it shares an assonance with. Words like unique ...

And the prize of a rattle? Let’s call it a draw? Okay, that’s fine. When words have similar sounds, we often say they rhyme. Poetry and songs often use rhyme, because it sounds good and ...

Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a keyboard – a structure never seen before in any bird brain ...