Fat Bear Week Is Here!
Alaska’s Katmai National Park is home to about 2,200 brown bears (Credit: Explore.org) Fat Bear Week is back!…
Why Babies Babble: New Clues Reveal Language Origins
Summary: Human babies’ babbling is more than cute noise—it’s a feedback-driven learning strategy that sets the foundation for…
Unenforceable ‘at any time’ | HRD Canada
(c) After you successfully complete the first three months of your employment, [NYX] may terminate your employment at…
Breastfeeding at six months boosts children’s IQ and academic skills into adolescence
A UK study finds that children breastfed at six months show measurable gains in IQ, reading, and math…
Duolingo is facing an existential crisis as Google Translate rolls out features to tutor users—and even handle live translation as a bonus
Google’s new AI-powered features for Google Translate are taking a page from Duolingo—and its responsive live translation could…
Genetics Reveal How Human Contact Shapes Language Evolution
Summary: A new study shows that genetic evidence of historical contact between populations reveals consistent patterns of language…
We will soon be able to talk with other species. Which will be first?
Could the bottlenose dolphin be the first non-human species to have its language decoded? tephen Frink/Getty Images; Shutterstock…
The Origin of Language review: Did childcare fuel language? A new book makes the case
Beekman suggests the complexity of childcare drove language’s spread Shutterstock/Artem Varnitsin The Origin of LanguageMadeleine Beekman (Simon &…
New software predicts cancer cell behavior to advance treatment
In the same vein as weather forecast models that predict developing storms, researchers now have developed a method…
New study identifies genes that shape human brain features
What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human…
Face with Tears of Joy review: New book is an illuminating but flawed look at the impact of emojis
Standardising the look of the irrepressible emoji must have been tricky Caner Elci/Alamy Face with Tears of JoyKeith Houston…