The study of gestural communication in great apes has provided a rich insight into the evolutionary roots of human language. Apes typically employ an extensive repertoire of innate gestures that are ...

A new analysis of genetic studies proposes that the cognitive capacity for language was already present at least 135,000 ...

Eusocial insects represent one of nature’s most sophisticated social systems, in which chemical communication forms the backbone of colony cohesion and regulation. Chemical signals, including ...

The telephone has undergone a drastic transformation since its invention, and there’s one place chronicling its evolution — the Roseville Telephone Museum. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made history ...

Throughout history, human beings have communicated in a variety of ways. Their methods of preserving, storing, accessing and sharing collected information have evolved and continue to evolve with ...

A new international study reveals the unexpected importance of acoustic communication in the evolution of boxfishes. This discovery offers new perspectives on the role of acoustic communication in the ...