Humanity spoke thousands of languages at the dawn of farming — now many of them are lost
The Rosetta Stone helped experts learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs.Credit: Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Humanity might once have spoken…
How the brain builds sentences, neuron by neuron
Neurons in the brain (shown here) divvy up the task of constructing different aspects of language. Credit: Ted…
Older exercise instructors can motivate their peers
SEATTLE (AP) — Bengie Santos was a dancer and choreographer for 30 years before reaching an age when…
Scientists Discover Ancient “Language Switches” Hidden in Human DNA
HAQERs are ancient genetic regulators that play a major role in language ability but remained stable due to…
UK media portrays Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes stigma differently
Researchers analyzing nearly 10,000 U.K. news articles found that Type 1 diabetes is often portrayed through medical and…
Big Oil has moved on from ‘greenwashing.’ Here’s the new playbook.
Remember when the fossil fuel industry couldn’t stop talking about climate change? In 2020, when oil prices plunged…
Tips to exercise your brain to lower risk of dementia
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your…
Will humans and animals ever be able to converse? Here’s what science says.
Studying the ways different species communicate—through sight, sound, and scent—is challenging. Many species live in remote habitats, or…
Ricky Martin pens tribute to Bad Bunny after his historic Grammy win
Following Bad Bunny’s landmark album of the year win at the 68th Grammy Awards for “Debí Tirar Más…
Top AI leaders are begging people not to use Moltbook: It’s a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
It turns out that what is billed as a “front page of the agent internet” is mostly just…
Learning a new language is like a ‘whole-body exercise’ for older adults
TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports…
How AI Language Learning App Speak Is Taking On Duolingo
Founded by former Thiel fellows, AI language tutoring app Speak started its journey in Seoul, South Korea. But…