New research on the rhythmic drumming and complex calls of chimpanzees could point scientists to the origins of language. Chimpanzees drum and make calls to communicate. Two new studies have found ...

The study of rhythmic structures, which appears in the journal Current Biology, analyzed the drumming patterns of ... rhythms that are integral to human language. The results also suggest that ...

A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic structures and call combinations, two key elements of spoken language ... analyzed the drumming patterns of chimps from ...

Two new studies hint at the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that ... of those 'cause they make fantastic resonant drumming surfaces. (SOUNDBITE OF CHIMPS YELLING) HOBAITER ...

A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic structures and call combinations, two key elements of spoken language. Taken together ... analyzed the drumming patterns of ...