They sometimes touched their lips together, breathed into one another’s open mouths, or stood on two legs and hugged. Goodbyes, on the other hand, were long understood as a behavior that only humans ...

The Willie Ross School for the Deaf in Longmeadow launched its spring semester of American Sign Language classes on Tuesday evening.

Bad Bunny's halftime show will be the first time a Super Bowl performance will be interpreted in Puerto Rican Sign Language, ...

Learning a new language is hard enough at the best of times, but now you have to worry about accidentally offending local people by misusing a Spanish term.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, providing a unique gathering place as well as employment for those who are ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A daycare in Bethlehem has a unique program for their children. They're teaching the kids sign language, often before the children have even learned to speak. 69 News Reporter Rob ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...