Like humans, chimps can combine words into phrases to communicate more meaning. What's more, other chimps can understand those combinations.

Health care providers rarely ask patients if they have access to firearms, researchers report. Here's why they should.

A new framework for honest behavior suggests it encompasses much more than the binary of either telling the truth or lying.

Mothers who struggle with depression tend to take longer to respond to their child during back-and-forth dialogue.

It's tough to find health stock photos, particularly free ones, showing darker-skinned people, research finds.

A new paper offers recommendations on the best way for physicians to talk about brain atrophy with patients who have multiple sclerosis.

An app designed to boost communication skills of children with developmental disorders in South Africa could also help kids worldwide.

The specialized brain area that helps songbirds learn songs also exists in woodpeckers, suggesting their communicative rat-a-tat-tat evolved the same way.

The specialized brain area that helps songbirds learn songs also exists in woodpeckers, suggesting their communicative rat-a-tat-tat evolved the same way.

People more distressed during the COVID-19 pandemic were less likely to follow distancing guidelines, but more likely to get vaccinated.