Could singing mice knock songbirds off their perch when it comes to neurobiology research? Birds are a great model for human learning, but their brains lack the higher structures common to mammals. So ...

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic underpinnings of language. How a uniquely human genetic tweak changed the voices of ...

The squeak of a mouse tells most people to buy a mousetrap, but it tells some researchers a lot more. According to an April 1 study in PLoS ONE, mouse noises indicate certain states of mind, and ...

People like to talk. We're unique in the animal kingdom in terms of how much we communicate and the kinds of information we discuss. Scientists are trying to understand how this special trait evolved ...