Language

Health Dropping an ‘F Bomb’ can make you stronger, study finds

New research shows that swearing can improve strength and endurance by boosting confidence, focus and “flow” during tough tasks.

Health Ancient lead exposure may have helped early humans evolve language and intelligence Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Hand gestures make talking easier to follow, study finds

Discoveries MIT researchers discovered when human language first emerged

AI AI-powered study uncovers how the brain turns thoughts into words

Health A single protein may have sparked the origin of human language

Discoveries Surprising link between chimpanzee tool use and human evolution

AI AI poses no threat to humanity, surprising study finds

AI Generative AI accelerates child language learning, study finds

Innovations 21-language neural text-to-speech technology now works on smartphones

Discoveries Archaeologists discovered a 3,500 year-old Bronze Age language lost to time

Discoveries Can natural language processing understand Klingon?

Discoveries What are the most common children’s first words, according to largest ever global study

Innovations AI innovation fills in the missing gaps in ancient texts

Discoveries Dogs can distinguish between languages

Discoveries The relationship between music processing and language skills in the brain

Global Good 1,500 endangered languages at high risk of being lost this century