Y ou might’ve heard we’re trying to talk to whales. It sounds crazy, but it’s not so far-fetched, as in recent years we’ve ...

New research reveals vowel-like patterns inside sperm whale click messages, or codas, suggesting surprisingly rich ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, researchers have discovered that sperm whales communicate using vowel-like sounds, a characteristic previously thought to be unique to human speech. This study, led by ...

Scientists from Project CETI and the University of California at Berkeley have identified new structural elements in sperm ...

Listen closely to those baboon calls. They may tell you a thing or two about human speech. Scientists who studied baboons’ wahoos, yaks, barks and other vocalizations have found evidence of five vowel ...

Welcome back to teaching in room nine our summertime edition. My name is Julia. I'm a second grade teacher at the Soulard school but here for teaching in room nine my lessons focus on phonemic ...

Would you drive a SUV called a Himmer? Phonetic symbolism refers to the notion that the sounds of words, apart from their assigned definition, convey meaning. A new article applies this theory to ...

Does [a:] as in 'baa' sound more green or more red? And is [i:] as in 'beet' light or dark in color? Even though we perceive speech and color are perceived with different sensory organs, nearly ...