In the animated movie Up, a boisterous dog wears an electronic collar that translates his doggy thoughts into English words. “My master made me this collar,” he tells his new acquaintances. “He is a ...

Public speaking, or the ability to express oneself well in public, has been treated since antiquity as an inherent part of the human species. It's the ability of an individual to manipulate his or her ...

Lions! Tigers! Bears! If only they talked! Just imagine how many prehistoric tragedies could have been avoided if humanity’s greatest threats announced their presence with a catchphrase or a ...

How we speak matters to animals. Horses, pigs and wild horses can distinguish between negative and positive sounds from their fellow species and near relatives, as well as from human speech, according ...

We talked to the pioneering visual effects studio Weta Digital about why realistic talking animals are so difficult to create for movies and TV, and how Weta has tackled this challenge. Speaking to ...

You may think you know your pet, but what if they could actually talk to you? Well, veterinarian Jess French thinks we could be communicating with animals sooner than we expected, and that it could be ...

Imagine greeting a humpback whale - and having it answer back. That scenario is no longer pure science fiction. In 2023, researchers reported decoding a humpback whale “hello” and using it to engage ...

Decoding the secret language of animals might help us be better caretakers of this planet. In 1970, a recording of a whale song changed the world. The album, “Songs Of The Humpback Whale,” helped ...