A large cross-linguistic study has revealed that human speech worldwide follows a universal rhythm, with intonation units ...

Humpback Whales Sing the Way Humans Speak The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.

The researchers said this low-frequency rhythm is stable across cultures, ages and languages, pointing to a universal cognitive mechanism underlying human communication.The post Israeli study: Univers ...

A study analyzing 40,000 stories reveals what Aristotle intuited centuries ago - narratives follow a common, predictable structure consisting of three key elements. Using computer analysis ...

Have you ever noticed that a natural conversation flows like a dance—pauses, emphases, and turns arriving just in time? A new ...

New research suggests that bird vocalizations may follow hidden rules similar to those that govern human language.

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey certain universal patterns. These run deeper than grammar and syntax; they’re rooted in statistical laws that predict how ...

How old human numerosity is, how numbers are connected to language or abstraction, and whether animals have numerosity are subjects of debate in the scientific community. I interviewed Frederick L.