SPOKANE, Wash. — Washoe, a female chimpanzee said to be the first non-human to acquire human language, has died of natural causes at the research institute where she was kept. Washoe, who first ...

Their intelligence often plays a key role in their survival, whether it’s finding food, social bonding, or navigating a ...

From Spanish and Swahili to Finnish and Filipino, over 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today. Humans are unique in that we are the only species known to use language. However, new research ...

A world-famous sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone has reopened to the public, ending a five-month closure in ...

A Harford County day care is teaching American Sign Language, or ASL, to its students as young as 6 weeks old to help them communicate and develop empathy for others. The Learning Experience, a Bel ...

From crows to chimpanzees, these animals have highest IQ in the world. They remind us that cognition and emotion thrive far beyond human boundaries.

At The Learning Experience, teachers introduce simple signs to children as young as six weeks old. The goal is to help babies express their needs and reduce frustration while building early ...

A free online course teaching British Sign Language (BSL) has "surpassed expectations" with tens of thousands of people signing up, its organisers have said. While staff at Doncaster Deaf Trust had ...

North Dakota has 15 nationally certified American Sign Language interpreters for the whole state, with none living west of U.S. Highway 83, according to a national registry. Lindsey Solberg Herbel, ...

Iceland has no shortage of natural dangers – volcanic eruptions, glacial floods, scaldingly hot springs and bitterly cold winters. But it is at least one of the few places on Earth where humans don't ...

For those who may not remember, the Robbie Williams biopic, “Better Man,” is a recent release that had an initial wide release this past January. Despite the fact that this movie received glowing ...