There are currently ∼7,000 different living human languages. The peak of language diversity may have been ∼10,000 years ago when up to 20,000 different languages might have been spoken. Languages ...

A massive new analysis of over 1,700 languages shows that some long-debated “universal” grammar rules are actually real. By using cutting-edge evolutionary methods, researchers found that languages ...

For more than three decades, the environmental impact assessment (EIA) system has relied on clear legal standards and scientific data to evaluate issues such as air pollution, water pollution, noise ...

Snakes are long, limbless and super flexible, but the origins of their distinctive anatomy have remained mysterious. “Snakes ...

Raja is normally a celebration of the start of the monsoon, but in the eastern state of Odisha, the rains came so late the seeds were sown under clear skies ...

The cybersecurity pioneer discusses the evolution of the CISO role, AI, and why operational resilience is the profession's next frontier.

A new infusion of funding from the Gates Foundation will allow Fred Hutch genomic epidemiologist Dr. JT McCrone to expand the ...

Biologist Michael Levin has spent his life trying to prove that minds show up in places we’d never think to look.

Bassist Miroslav Vitouš, a founding member of Weather Report, helped shaped the electric jazz landscape with his musical ...

A new snake’s unique head anatomy suggests early snakes were even more diverse than thought. This one was a rare burrower.

MUSCAT: Omani creators are transforming cultural memory into a living visual language that preserves identity while embracing modern expression.

The way spaces are designed influences how people socialize, build community, and go about their day-to-day lives, directly ...