Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our ...

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The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as signals that help individuals propagate, yet humans also find these very same ...

New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin suggests humans and animals often prefer the same sounds. By using an ...

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Anna Jon-And receives funding from from the Swedish Research Council and has received funding from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Johan Lind has received funding from the Swedish Research ...