For thousands of years, spoken language has set humans apart from all other species. The ability to convey complex ideas, describe experiences, and communicate across generations has played a crucial ...

Argonne computer scientists enabled a new research modality in the search for causality among genetic variants for a given ...

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

The Noonan lab at Yale University is focused on understanding how HARs contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features.