Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say.

A new study suggests that the phonemic composition of words influences as how beautiful we perceive them to be, and how well ...

(AP) Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it is not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a ...

Browse through a gluppity-glup Dr. Seuss book or the frabjous poetry of Lewis Carroll and you’ll find words that are simply funny, regardless of their meaning or context. So why are some words ...