Those of you who followed news from biology a few years back are probably aware of reports of a "language gene." That gene, FOXP2, was found to be altered in families with a history of disabilities ...

Findings of a new study show that bats have a language that they use to communicate and convey things to each other. For the new research published in the British journal Scientific Reports, ...

Scientists are developing a dictionary of bat sounds so species can be identified without catching them. A FORMAL DICTIONARY OF bat sounds is nearing completion in Western Australia, enabling ...

Did you know bats “speak” to each other individually? What do bats mean in different cultures? At the new exhibition Bats: Language & Cultures, presented by the Anderson Language and Technology Center ...

Egyptian fruit bats are widespread throughout Africa and often roost together in colonies of 1,000 or more individuals. With that many neighbors packed together, it's no wonder they're such a noisy ...

MIAMI - Baby bats learn language from peers in their colony, and will adopt the group's dialect, or accent, instead of their mother's, researchers said on Tuesday. The difference is similar to ...

Uruguayan scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm and reference library of bat ultrasound pulses to enable the use of acoustic monitoring of this understudied regional fauna.

Ahana Aurora Fernandez does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

“Mamama,” “dadada,” “bababa” – parents usually welcome with enthusiasm the sounds of a baby’s babble. Babbling is the first milestone when learning to speak. All typically developing infants babble, ...

Mark Stratton: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Mark Stratton. It was lights out, and the babies were up—again. Ahana Fernandez of the Natural History Museum, Berlin, pointed her ...