Human communication is a complex weave of words and gestures — a mix of vocal and visual signals. "People use vocal and visual communication in a very rich and combined way," says Joseph Mine, a ...

A chimpanzee mother vocalizes while her offspring looks on. Young chimpanzees learn their communication style from their mother and maternal relatives, but show little similarity to the communication ...

Humans are the only species on Earth known to use language. They do this by combining sounds into words and words into sentences, creating infinite meanings. This process is based on linguistic rules ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...

Scientists are reconstructing the sounds of early human communication by examining fossil anatomy, primate behavior, and brain research. Evidence suggests vocal communication evolved gradually, with ...