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Animal owners seeking a deeper understanding of their beloved Fido or Tiddles have new hope after a recently filed patent from Chinese search giant Baidu was unearthed by the South China Morning Post ...

What is speech, really? Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the science behind how we speak. Talking, singing, even dancing — they all trace back to a rare superpower: vocal learning. But humans aren ...