Essentially from the moment babies enter the world, they make noise. From that very first delivery room cry to their first words, babies are exploring their newfound abilities and anatomy. Since you ...

In English, we adults like to say babies go "goo goo ga ga." In French, it's "areau areau." And in Mandarin, it's "ya ya." So do babies really babble with different sounds in different parts of the ...

Their first vocalizations help young zebra finch males to memorize the songs of adults. When babies learn to talk or birds learn to sing, the same principle applies: listen and then imitate. This is ...