Presenter Thore Bergman, whose research is based at the University of Michigan, is an expert in animal vocal communication.

Using hateful, polarizing language to gain a political advantage or make an argument against a group of people, like immigrants, is not unique to the U.S. The use of this language is associated ...

New perspectives on emotional communication -- This research offers insights into the evolutionary origins of human language and could reshape our understanding of animal emotions. Next Steps ...

Some thinkers have argued that humans are the only rational animals since they have a language, unlike nonhuman animals. Yet bird communications through melodious songs sound very much like a ...

“Animals,” “aliens” and “people with bad genes” – President Donald Trump and his supporters often use this kind of dehumanizing language to describe immigrants. Advertisement Article ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) In the 2024 presidential debate between Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala ...