Pattern formation is the developmental process by which cells acquire different identities, depending on their relative spatial positions within the embryo. Pattern formation ensures that tissues ...

This learning begins from birth, with newborns already sensitive to speech patterns. Previous studies have shown that the likelihood of certain syllables appearing after others allows infants to ...

Much like how humans arrange words in a particular order to form a grammatically correct sentence, birds tend to sing sets of notes called syllables in a limited number of combinations.

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be because of how they are learned ...

One-syllable boys names may be short on letters, but they can still pack a punch. There are many advantages to having a monosyllabic name. They pair easily with longer last names, and they are ...

There’s a category of trendy names that have “one” thing in common: They are one-syllable girl names. Baby-naming expert Pamela Redmond tells TODAY.com there may be a couple reasons for an ...