Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago. It is a deep ...

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A new framework argues that human language did not arise from a single evolutionary leap but from the convergence of many biological abilities and cultural processes.

5. a. True. Trust becomes dangerous when it is not accompanied by reason.

At the turn of the 20th century, a famous horse named Clever Hans toured Germany. The horse stunned crowds as his trainer demonstrated the animal's alleged ability to understand German, tell time and ...

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Across the world’s oceans, hydrophones are picking up intricate patterns of clicks, whistles, and pulses that do not map neatly onto any human language. Researchers are now treating these underwater ...