The explosion of Proto-Indo-European from its origins in Eastern Ukraine—the subject of science journalist Laura Spinney’s beguiling and revelatory new book, Proto: How One Ancient Language Went ...

Researchers often use the comparative approach to trace the evolutionary origins of human language by comparing the vocal production of other animals, particularly primates, with that of humans.

Additionally, a huge, quasiperiodic black hole flare is prompting a rethink about models of black hole behavior; scientists have made the most detailed functional map of a brain to date ...

Chimpanzees combine hoots, calls and grunts to convey far more concepts than with single sounds alone. It may be a first among nonhuman animals.

Researchers have assembled a map of strontium ... measured in human remains to more precisely pin down the geographic origins of individuals sold into slavery, the team reported December 30 ...

Researchers often use the comparative approach to trace the evolutionary origins of human language by comparing the vocal production of other animals, particularly primates, with that of humans.

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A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic structures and call combinations, two key elements of spoken language. Taken together, the studies add to an emerging "early ...

By Carl Zimmer After listening to hundreds of hours of ape calls, a team of scientists say they have detected a hallmark of human language ... the scientists to map the bonobo calls visually ...

One fundamental question in science is to understand where this extraordinary capacity for language originates from. Researchers often use the comparative approach to trace the evolutionary origins of ...