Monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy to produce "clearly intelligible" human speech but lack the brain circuitry to do so, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Dec 9, 2016
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Some people's voices seem to have been made for the radio. Others grate on our nerves.
Other
Nov 5, 2010
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An international research team has uncoupled the mystery of how Tuvan throat singers produce distinctive sounds in which you can hear two different pitches at once—a low rumble and a high whistle-like tone.
Other
Mar 10, 2020
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When did humans first begin to speak, which speech sounds were uttered first, and when did language evolve from those humble beginnings? These questions have long fascinated people, especially in tracing the evolution of ...
Evolution
Dec 12, 2022
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Macaques and baboons – two distantly related primates – are able to produce a similar range of voice-like sounds to humans.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2017
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Grasshopper mice (genus Onychomys), rodents known for their remarkably loud call, produce audible vocalizations in the same way that humans speak and wolves howl, according to new research published in Proceedings of the ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2017
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Most people are familiar with security technology that scans a person's handprint or eye for identification purposes. Now, thanks in part to research from North Carolina State University, we are closer to practical technology ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 8, 2010
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An Asian elephant named Koshik can imitate human speech, speaking words in Korean that can be readily understood by those who know the language. The elephant accomplishes this in a most unusual way: he vocalizes with his ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2012
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Have you ever heard an opera singing ape? Researchers in Japan have discovered that singing gibbons use the same vocal techniques as professional soprano singers. The study, published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2012
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Beatboxing is a musical art form in which performers use their vocal tract to create percussive sounds. Sometimes individual beatboxers perform as a part of an ensemble, using their vocal tracts to provide beats for other ...
General Physics
Nov 7, 2018
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