Evolutionary simplification in the human larynx – the loss of vocal membranes and air sacs common to all nonhuman primates – enabled the increased acoustic complexity required by human speech, ...

Discover how the human larynx anatomy allows pitch manipulation, enhancing our ability to emphasize words in speech. While we have a lot in common with our primate cousins, humans are unique among ...

WASHINGTON - Scientists have identified evolutionary modifications in the voice box distinguishing people from other primates that may underpin a capability indispensable to humankind - speaking.

The otherworldly sounds of a beatboxer’s craft owe it all to the complex workings of the tongue and a set of bizarre mechanisms that could 'make a few people spew in their laps.' In a new video ...

Elephants' deepest calls can thunder up to 6 miles (10 kilometers) away. Now, researchers have learned for the first time how the massive animals produce these sounds. It turns out that they do it in ...