Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning ...

Why is it so easy to hear individual words in your native language, but in a foreign language they run together in one long stream of sound?

Denise Herzing, a dolphin communication expert, told Science News that she objects to the word “vowel” out of concern that ...

Scientists using AI have decoded a human-like communication system in sperm whales. The study reveals vowel-like sounds, ...