The new study challenges the so far considered unique hallmark of the human way of communication. Humpback whale song follows ...

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

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

Parrots are already known for their mimicry of transitive actions, such as grabbing an object. Because they are highly social creatures with brains that are large relative to the size of their bodies, ...

When you lie to a person in recovery, someone who is wide open, it should be viewed as both obscene and evil. In some instances, it could be considered criminal if it is part of a larger scheme to do ...

Ethical debates about the morality of driving tend to stop at the possible harm to humans. This is surprising, considering ...

Deep in the Colombian Amazon region of Serrania De La Lindosa, a roughly 12-mile stretch of rock is covered in a vast ...

By Mike DiGirolamo Bryan Simmons, communications vice president at the Arcus Foundation, joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss ...

The court rejected a case to send five African elephants to a sanctuary, saying they have no legal right to demand release ...

De Waal and others said this and subsequent experiments supported the claim that humans are not alone in our sense of fairness. Similar studies on corvids, dogs, and mice have likewise been reported ...