For years, researchers have known that young children pick up words just by being around conversation. Toddlers do not need ...

According to a new study, your dog may learn language similar to how your toddler does, giving the term "fur baby" a whole new meaning.

Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super learners can pick up new words by overhearing people talk, just as toddlers ...

A study finds intelligent dogs are able to acquire vocabulary by eavesdropping on humans' conversations, just like babies do.

Wearing headsets, 18 subjects lay quietly while a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine (fMRI) droned on around their heads. They listened as a female voice recited a famous line from a ...

Dear reader, recently there have been several articles about the intelligence of dogs and their ability to understand spoken language and tone. One article featured Shira, a rescued Border Collie, who ...

Dogs don’t process love through words, but through trust, routine, and shared moments. Science shows there are simple, ...

We live in a sea of constant sounds and noises. Some are meaningful and some are not. However, it seems as though we have a remarkable ability to discriminate human speech from all of those other ...