communication

Scientists successfully translated a severely paralyzed man's brainwaves into speech

We can't read one another's minds, but our machines can.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 week ago

Rocking rats become first non-human animals studied headbanging to music

They're listening, and they're jamming.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 week ago

'Root out the lice!' Ancient ivory comb contains oldest written Canaanite sentence

We invented writing and then immediately turned it against bugs we didn't like.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 weeks ago

Puffer fish use modified toxins to communicate with one another

Talk about words that sting.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 weeks ago

The first word? Acoustic communication likely arose at least 407 million years ago

And we haven't stopped talking since.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Your cat likely knows when you’re talking to them, they just pretend not to care

Just cute little jerks.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

To communicate, most birds sing, but woodpeckers play the drums

Every discussion is a headache.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago

Male dolphins have wingmen to help them make love connections

With a little help from their friends.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago

Our throats are simpler than a chimp's, and that might be why we can talk

Simpler voice boxes allow for more complex speech.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 months ago

This robot teaches ants, then the ants teach their friends

Just imagine them holding their tiny diplomas.

By Cassidy Ward | 

3 months ago