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Chatty harbour seals each have their own unique calls. Mothers use these sounds to locate their pups on the often-crowded beaches. The research examined how else the seals might adjust these ...

The most common and widespread species of deer in North America may rely on “photoluminescence” in some surprising ways.

An international team proposes replacing Hockett’s feature checklist with a model of language as a dynamic, multimodal, and socially evolving system.

Rats are one of the most enduring symbols of New York City. An estimated three million rats live in the city, which is a ...

Kanzi, a remarkable bonobo, displayed symbolic pretend play by tracking imaginary juice in controlled experiments.

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

Books rise to the level of enduring art, I believe, when their writers take something ordinary and reintroduce it in a way ...

In his solo exhibition at Gallery Espace in Delhi, artist and environmental activist Ravi Agarwal explores water, natural ...

A small object called the Adorant figurine discovered in a cave in Germany in 1979 - crafted roughly 40,000 years ago by some of the earliest people to establish a distinct culture in Europe - bears ...

The study focused on Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo who died in March 2025 at the age of 44. Ape Initiative.