Scientists have shown that orangutan call signals believed to be closest to the precursors to human language, travel through forest over long distances without losing their meaning. This throws into ...

There are many fundamental categories in which we divide our world One such fundamental division that lies under our nose but seldom receives any attention, perhaps for a very good reason, is that ...

The clips provided some stunning clues to the researchers about the connection between humans' and chimps' auditory systems.

Non-human primates have been studied for decades in search for clues about how speech and language evolved in our species. However, the calls of non-human primates are composed primarily or ...

Researchers from Indianapolis Zoo and the University of Amsterdam have found that at least one orangutan living in captivity can produce sounds that qualify as “faux speech.” The orangutan in question ...

A well-crafted Orton-Gillingham curriculum enables young learners to develop strong reading and writing skills. It helps ...

This is the second of five long vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the second of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore ...

Speaking is one of the most complex actions that we perform, but nearly all of us learn to do it effortlessly. Production of fluent speech requires the precise, coordinated movement of multiple ...

Great ape vowel-like and consonant-like sounds are thought to be closest to precursors to human language Warwick researchers show that orangutan calls can travel through forest over distance without ...

Consonants are the rest of the letters in the alphabet: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y and z The letter 'y' is a bit different, because ...