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Baboon making sounds

Monkey mouth sounds could push the evolution of speech back by 27 million years

By Thomas R. Sawallis & Louis-Jean Boë/The Conversation

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

By Popular Science Team

Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?

Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?

By Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk/The Conversation

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Gmail now finishes your sentences, and the results are better than expected

By Eleanor Cummins

It’s easier to convey anger in your second language

It’s easier to convey anger in your second language

By David Miller/The Conversation

a taxidermy dog

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: the best dog of all time, kindles of kittens, and mushrooms eating human corpses

By Rachel Feltman

Listen to this orca saying ‘hello’—for science!

By Sara Chodosh

Siri has a peppy new voice. But that’s not the most important thing.

Siri has a peppy new voice. But that’s not the most important thing.

Learning to read as an adult might change the way your brain works

Learning to read as an adult might change the way your brain works

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The language you speak changes your perception of time

The language you speak changes your perception of time

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Why we say “you” even when we mean “I”

Why we say “you” even when we mean “I”

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech

These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech

By Sara Chodosh

Egyptian Fruit Bats

Now we know what an angry, hungry bat sounds like

By Mary Beth Griggs

arrival trailer screenshot

If aliens invaded, how would we talk to them?

By Kate Baggaley

Pigeons Can Read A Little Bit, New Research Shows

Pigeons Can Read A Little Bit, New Research Shows

By Samantha Cole

A 3D Map Of The Brain Shows How We Understand Language

A 3D Map Of The Brain Shows How We Understand Language

By Claire Maldarelli

Japanese great tit

These Songbirds Can Speak To Each Other Like Humans Do

By Grennan Milliken

How Technology Is Shaping The Future Of Language

How Technology Is Shaping The Future Of Language

By As told to Breanna Draxler

A Q&A With the Guy Who Wrote the Book on Emoji

A Q&A With the Guy Who Wrote the Book on Emoji

By Breanna Draxler

Skype Translator

How Microsoft’s Machine Learning Is Breaking The Global Language Barrier

Database Of Loans Shows That English Is The World’s Top Borrower And Lender Of Words

Database Of Loans Shows That English Is The World’s Top Borrower And Lender Of Words

By Francie Diep

When NASA Paid Researchers To Learn To Talk To Dolphins

When NASA Paid Researchers To Learn To Talk To Dolphins

By Francie Diep

Middle Initials Make You Seem Smarter

Middle Initials Make You Seem Smarter

Dolphin-Squeak-To-English Translator Works In Real Time

Dolphin-Squeak-To-English Translator Works In Real Time

By Douglas Main

An Indigenous Malaysian Language Describes Smells As Precisely As English Describes Colors

An Indigenous Malaysian Language Describes Smells As Precisely As English Describes Colors

By Francie Diep

FYI: How Did English Get To Be The International Language Of Science?

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FYI: How Did English Get To Be The International Language Of Science?

By Daniel Engber

The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook

The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook

By Shaunacy Ferro

English Speakers Increasingly Use Self-Centered Words Like ‘Get’ And ‘Choose’

English Speakers Increasingly Use Self-Centered Words Like ‘Get’ And ‘Choose’

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Computer Analysis Uncovered J. K. Rowling’s Secret Novel

How Computer Analysis Uncovered J. K. Rowling’s Secret Novel

By Francie Diep

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought

By Shaunacy Ferro

American English Has Become Way More Emotional Than British English

American English Has Become Way More Emotional Than British English

By Shaunacy Ferro

21 Emotions For Which There Are No English Words [Infographic]

21 Emotions For Which There Are No English Words [Infographic]

How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]

How People Explain Color Throughout The World [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Talking to Dolphins: New “Dolphin Speaker” Produces Full Range of Dolphinese Sounds

Talking to Dolphins: New “Dolphin Speaker” Produces Full Range of Dolphinese Sounds

By Rebecca Boyle

Researchers Use Brain Scans to Translate Thoughts Into Words

Researchers Use Brain Scans to Translate Thoughts Into Words

By Rebecca Boyle