The lip-smacking vocalizations gelada monkeys make are surprisingly similar to human speech, a new study finds. Many non-human primates demonstrate lip-smacking behavior, but geladas are the only ones ...

When I first read a description of misophonia, my reaction was: Other people have this?! This intense, angry reaction to everyday sounds like chewing, lip-smacking, sniffing, and pen-clicking—sounds ...

When humans snore, it can be irritating—especially for the person trying to sleep in the same room. But when pets snore, most of the time we find it incredibly endearing. In a sweet TikTok video, a ...

The throat and facial movements that twist the air pushing through your vocal cords into words could be rooted in the well-meaning expressions primates exchange with each other, according to two ...

When a dog owner from Monroe, Michigan, noticed something unusual her dogs kept doing in their sleep, she asked internet users for help figuring out what it was. So Newsweek spoke to veterinarians to ...