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Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.

The mechanisms behind the development of human language are one of the great mysteries of primate evolution. Biologists have identified certain genes that play a role in human speech and are ...

But some findings on FOXP2 have been disputed, and its role in human language development remains unclear. Now NOVA1 has arisen as a candidate. The gene produces a neuron-specific RNA binding protein ...

A new study has found that certain whale species' vocalizations adhere to two linguistic laws of efficiency seen in human language: Menzerath’s law and Zipf’s law (with Zipf's law being ...

Bonobos’ grunts, peeps and whistles may share an advanced linguistic property with human language. Skip to main content. Scientific American. April 3, 2025. 5 min read.

The Language of Animals. In the second half of the 18th century, the philosophical focus shifted from the age-old argument that nonhuman animals lacked reason to a serious study of animal language.

Bonobos, our evolutionary cousins in the primate family, may be able to use vocal sounds to communicate meaning in a way that had previously only been observed in humans, according to a study ...

New research suggests that these compositions play by some of the same rules as human language. Photograph By Richard Robinson, Nature Picture Library. By Tim Vernimmen. February 6, 2025.

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The English language is full of ...

Humans’ unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.