A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that there is an association between how songs sound and their place in our emotional lives. (Luke Glowacki and ...

Traditional approaches to adult language teaching often use resources such as textbooks and generic learning materials that are less than inspiring for learners. New research shows using popular song, ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

Zipf’s Law states that the most common word in any language appears twice as often as the second most common, three times as often as the third, ten times as often as the tenth. It is constant ...

Singing transcends cultures. Across the globe, we sing to soothe infants, coordinate dance, promote healing and express love. But are there universal acoustic patterns underlying different song types?