Could dogs ever learn something like speech? A new review explores the science behind enhancing canine communication.
The Nature of Things explores how dogs might be using human language with the help of buttons on a soundboard.
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Researchers are studying dogs to see if they could learn to talk, and they’re making progress
I'm not sure if I want dogs to talk.
Everybody knows that dogs can learn to associate specific spoken words with objects that look a certain way. A groundbreaking new study, however, shows that some gifted dogs can also match given ...
The front door to a house on a wide, leafy street opens and Stella greets me, tongue slurping my fingers, her tail wagging like a windshield wiper in overdrive. Stella, part Australian cattle dog and ...
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