It is a deep question, from deep in our history: when did human language as we know it emerge? A new survey of genomic ...

A new genetic study suggests humans developed language at least 135,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...

Human language is one of the most distinctive capabilities of our species, yet its origin remains an unresolved mystery. A ...

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The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens the only hominids who could give detailed directions to a far-off ...

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Today, there are more than eight billion of us. Logically, then, there must have been a moment when Homo sapiens became a distinct species. Yet that moment is surprisingly hard to pin down.

A new survey of genomic evidence, which appears in Frontiers in Psychology, suggests humans unique language capacity was present at least 125-135,000 years ago. Subsequently, language entered social ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A unique human variant of the NOVA1 protein, absent in Neanderthals and Denisovans, may have influenced the development of spoken language. When introduced into ...