Before they learn to speak, babies cry to communicate. If you listen closely, your baby may be sending you clues about their needs with each sound they make. There are lots of reasons babies cry and ...

(LOS ANGELES) – Parents can often tell what their baby needs simply by the sound of their cry. But what if you couldn’t hear your child’s cry? That’s a challenge that deaf parents and live with every ...

The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, frantic wail. For any parent or caregiver, this is a familiar, urgent call to ...

As a bioacoustics researcher, I have spent years studying the communication of animals – from the soft calls of crocodile ...

There is a point all parents reach during those sleepless, newborn nights: The baby is crying and the parent is on the verge of frustrated, desperate tears as well. At this moment, most parents make a ...

Nicolas Mathevon has received funding from the ANR, IUF, and Fondation des Mutuelles AXA. The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a ...