Babies may learn words before their first birthday — but not like older kids do. Experts report that 10-month-old babies can learn new words and usually link those words to interesting objects — even ...

Children learn language effortlessly and completely voluntarily. They learn new words miraculously fast. A teenager masters about 60,000 words of their mother tongue by the time they finish high ...

Most dog owners know the thrill of saying a favorite word and watching ears perk up instantly. New research suggests some dogs may be doing something even more impressive, picking up new object words ...

Word learning in children represents a fundamental aspect of cognitive development and language acquisition. This area of research explores how young learners overcome the ambiguous nature of their ...

For the first time scientists have identified how a pathway in the brain which is unique to humans allows us to learn new words. For the first time scientists have identified how a pathway in the ...

Best Birds That Talk Budgerigar Also known as the budgie or parakeet, this small bird might be petite, but he is mighty. With ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the tiers associated with challenging words. Children who enter kindergarten with a small vocabulary don’t get taught enough ...