Michael Kratsios recently made the startling claim during a speech about American science innovations.
Prof Sophie Jacques takes a look at just how capable dogs are at understanding human speech.
A bizarre recording represents the first ever documented case of a duck being able to mimic human speech.
A new study has revealed that chimp lip-smacking could be a clue to the ancient origins of human speech.
An unsettling clip created by researchers at MIT shows Nixon announcing the failure of the Apollo 11 mission.
An intriguing new mind-reading device could prove invaluable for people who have lost the ability to speak.
In a recent speech, Lech Walesa made some rather 'out there' comments about extraterrestrial visitors.
Scientists have been investigating why words repeatedly spoken out loud sound like they are being sung.
Scientists believe that apes may be closer to human-like speech than we have given them credit for.
Gibbons may communicate in a way that is similar to how early humans spoke millions of years ago.
A new fossil discovery suggests that humans were not the only species capable of complex speech.
An elephant in Korea has learned how to imitate human speech with words such as 'hello' and 'good'.
Two Japanese researchers have invented a device that can stop even the most ardent chatterbox.
A crucial gene that would have lead to human speech and invention has been identified by scientists.
Scientists working at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience are studying human speech.
President Obama has renewed the country's committment to manned space program in a speech on Thursday.
A linguistic analysis has confirmed that Neil Armstrong did miss out the "a" in his "one small step for man" speech when...
Scientists responsible for unravelling neanderthal DNA have discovered that about the only gene we share with them is on...