The idea of a device that decodes animal sounds - turning squeaks, clicks and meows into human language - has been a staple of science fiction for decades, popping up in everything from Pixar’s Up to ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

Imagine a future where you could have real heart-to-hearts with your pets. This future is near, thanks to the unprecedented boom in machine learning technology. Dog owners will attest that our ...

Social animals—from insects and birds to primates—acquire and transmit behavioural traditions through interactions within their groups. Cultural learning encompasses a range of processes by which ...

The prospect of understanding what animals say to each other, or of even initiating a conversation with another species, has fired humans' imagination for millennia. But since there is no Rosetta ...

As scientists use machine learning to decode the sounds of whales, dogs, and dolphins, opinions vary on how best to deploy the technology. Reading time 7 minutes Chirps, trills, growls, howls, squawks ...

In 2023, researchers did something that sounds like it belongs in a Pixar movie: they decoded a humpback whale’s “hello” and used it to hold a brief back-and-forth exchange with a whale off the coast ...

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Imagine listening to chirping birds and being able to pull out your phone and decipher what they’re saying to each other. Then picture yourself going on a safari in Africa and following a conversation ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

The idea of a device that decodes animal sounds — turning squeaks, clicks and meows into human language — has been a staple of science fiction for decades, popping up in everything from Pixar’s Up to ...