Why is it that humans can talk but mice can’t? New research published in the journal Nature Communications found that it might be due to a specific gene. If you asked somebody what sound a mouse ...

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex sound, unlike anything heard from a mouse before. The difference lies in a ...

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA.

Scientists Identify a Gene Linked to Spoken Language, and It Makes Lab Mice Squeak Differently A new study suggests the unique human version of the NOVA1 protein developed after our ancestors ...

Early on a hazy Sunday morning, you're watering your garden. Suddenly, you hear a squeak. You check the hose connection and - ...