A new study finds that humpback whale song shares statistical structures with human language, suggesting that cultural ...

A human-specific NOVA1 gene variant may have influenced the emergence of spoken language. When introduced into mice, it ...

Scientists have identified NOVA1, a unique human language gene that may have played a key role in the evolution of spoken ...

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating piece of the puzzle surrounding the origins of human language, suggesting that a ...

Once thought of as the hallmark of human uniqueness, foundational aspects of human language may be shared across evolutionary-distant species. Dr. Ellen Garland from the University of St Andrews ...

A genetic mutation unique to humans could explain the emergence of speech. Researchers have found that inserting this variant into mice alters their vocalizations, opening a new avenue for ...

A new study has found the song of humpback whales is a complex, culturally transmitted behaviour, and is structured in a way that the authors say challenges ‘long held assumptions about the uniqueness ...

Research has revealed a previously undetected ‘language-like structure’ in whale song that was thought to be unique to human language. Whale song is more similar to human language than ...

The songs of humpback whales exhibit structural patterns similar to human language, challenging long-held assumptions about the uniqueness of human language, according to a study published on ...