New research on the rhythmic drumming and complex calls of chimpanzees could point scientists to the origins of language.

Wild orangutans use multi-layered recursive vocal patterns that vary with danger, challenging the idea that only humans use ...

In the dense forests of Indonesia, you can hear strange and haunting sounds. At first, these calls may seem like a random ...

Chimpanzees drum rhythmically, suggesting the roots of human musicality may predate our species. New research by cognitive ...

"So rhythm is something that's really present in lots of aspects of our social behavior." Spoken language also combines a finite number of vocal sounds in ways that allow for an unlimited number ...

Instead, it is an innate ability to recognize and react to rhythm, something once believed only possible for vocal learners. In a new study published in Nature, scientists from UC Santa Cruz’s ...

Ronan’s success challenges the assumption that only vocal-learning species—like parrots and humans—possess rhythmic abilities. Her ability to lock onto a beat suggests that rhythm perception ...