Dogs may not speak our language, but science shows they deeply understand how we communicate. The right words—said with the ...

Explicit instruction in how tone is conveyed in writing helps students become more thoughtful readers and more precise, ...

In most tests of general intelligence, dogs rate as reasonably clever, but nothing like primates. The one place where dogs beat primates is in interacting with humans. It’s not clear whether dogs are ...

When Your Dog Tilts Its Head, Is It Really Listening? Every dog parent has experienced it. You say “walk,” and your dog jumps ...

One pinnacle of human development has been the ability to comprehend language, thought to be a major achievement separating us from the animals. So it was assumed with dogs, but new research reveals ...

Parents can often feel as if they are constantly repeating themselves, especially when giving instructions to their children. However, according to one parenting expert, it doesn't have to be that way ...

Sarah Gerson has received funding from the Royal Society. Merideth Gattis has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust, the Max Planck Society, the Royal ...

An analysis of the tone of voice used by couples during therapy allowed a computer algorithm to predict whether a relationship would improve. In fact, the algorithm did a better job of predicting ...