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Google’s new AI-powered features for Google Translate are taking a page from Duolingo—and its responsive live translation could…

Summary: A new study shows that genetic evidence of historical contact between populations reveals consistent patterns of language…

Could the bottlenose dolphin be the first non-human species to have its language decoded? tephen Frink/Getty Images; Shutterstock…

Beekman suggests the complexity of childcare drove language’s spread Shutterstock/Artem Varnitsin The Origin of LanguageMadeleine Beekman (Simon &…

In the same vein as weather forecast models that predict developing storms, researchers now have developed a method…

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human…

Standardising the look of the irrepressible emoji must have been tricky Caner Elci/Alamy Face with Tears of JoyKeith Houston…

Duolingo is facing an existential crisis as Google Translate rolls out features to tutor users—and even handle live translation as a bonus