China adopted a sweeping law Thursday to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode the rights ...

Research in nonverbal communication has suggested that various body cues can reveal a lot about an individual. From your walking gait to gestures to posture, reading movement cues can tell a lot about ...

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process human speech in different languages. The extent to which these models replicate ...

And with such practice, honing this hidden sense may even become a superpower for humans. If people can pick up temperature from sound without realizing it, intentional training could enhance that ...

By midlife, an animal's everyday behaviors can signal how long it is likely to live. That is the striking conclusion of a new study in which researchers put scores of short-lived fish under continuous ...

Researchers have identified a network of connections linking the brainstem and spinal cord that helps control hand and arm movements, revealing an unexpected layer of the nervous system enabling ...

Scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders.

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't? The journal Science published the research led by Emory University and the ...

Your body type influences your metabolism and health risks. Having an apple- or pear-shaped body can affect your risk of metabolic syndrome. Body types often change as you get older and lose muscle ...