New research shows AI language models mirror how the human brain builds meaning over time while listening to natural speech.

The Nature of Things explores how dogs might be using human language with the help of buttons on a soundboard.

A new study suggests that language may rely less on complex grammar than previously thought. Every time we speak, we’re ...

Philosophy of language interrogates the intricate relationship between language, meaning and mind. This interdisciplinary field spans analytic philosophy, linguistics, cognitive science and artificial ...

New research from Cornell University and Aarhus University suggests that language may rely less on complex, tree‑like grammatical structures and more on simple, linear patterns of words that can be ...

Over 7,000 languages are spoken around the world. Each one reflects a rich ecosystem of ideas – seeds that grow into a multitude of worldviews. Today, many of these immeasurably precious knowledge ...

A new Science paper challenges the idea that language stems from a single evolutionary root. Instead, it proposes that our ability to communicate evolved through the interaction of biology and culture ...

Hannah Papacek Harper's feature directorial debut, which is getting its U.K. premiere at Sheffield DocFest, shows us the challenges for the natural world through a lens of science seen through art. By ...