The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...

JCPenney is betting on short stories — and hoping for long-term benefits. Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision has created a short-form “microdrama” for the large retailer, a story told over ...

Human languages are complex phenomena. Around 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, some with only a handful of remaining speakers, while others, such as Chinese, English, Spanish and Hindi, are ...

It’s 11 a.m. on a Monday and I’m in my underwear, standing inside a sci-fi-like version of an airport security scanner. This is my first body scan. I’m about to have my insides documented in a process ...

When someone lies, their words come from their mind. But their reactions come from their nervous system. Most people think lying is all about the words a person uses. But psychologists have known for ...

One of the most shocking things about season two of Wednesday had to be the mid-season body swap episode. After Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) messes with getting her powers back at the grave of Rosaline ...

Speaking multiple languages could slow down brain ageing and help to prevent cognitive decline, a study of more than 80,000 people has found. The work, published in Nature Aging on 10 November, ...

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, air travelers cope with reduced airline schedules, while the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to withhold food benefits for tens of millions of Americans for ...

The TV adaptation of Andrea Mara's suburban thriller novel mines the underbelly of maternal pressure, wealth inequality, and the secrets kept within families. In the case of the Irvines, the case is ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence ...

There’s a paradox at the heart of modern AI: The kinds of sophisticated models that companies are using to get real work done and reduce head count aren’t the ones getting all the attention.