After you welcome a newborn into the world, the best and most exciting thing for many parents is basking in every new milestone. The first time they make eye contact, their first smile, and the first ...

Catherine Laing works for Cardiff University. She received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. We know that babies prefer the high-pitched sounds produced by their caregivers in ...

Babies go gaga over other babies' goo-goos, a new study finds. Researchers found that 5-month-old infants spent 40 percent longer listening to sounds from other infants than to adults making the same ...

They compared these pups’ babbling features to those that characterize babbling in human infants. Not only did the authors find clear evidence of babbling behavior, according to the findings, bat pup ...

It sounds like a soft, melodious “murmur” — most cat owners have heard their pets cooing or trilling. However, very few know that there is a special meaning behind the sound. PETBOOK editor and cat ...

Scientists in Australia recorded the first ever audio of echidna vocalizations, a sound which may be linked to reproduction, a study said. Photo from Michael Jerrard via Unsplash As three spiky ...

As three spiky creatures walked out of a rock cave in Australia, a nearby microphone captured their wheezing, exhales and “cooing.” The first-of-its-kind audio settled a scientific debate and ...

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are prevalent in all human populations—the current estimated prevalence is higher than 1% in the United States. “Red flags” are signs portending threats to the healthy ...

Four years ago, Atrium Health, in Charlotte, North Carolina, embarked on a dramatic change in how it cares for newborns exposed to opioids in the womb. Until then, most of the 700 or so babies who ...