Amazing secrets of Viking Age hoard revealed
The Galloway Hoard, which contains more than 11lbs (5kg) of gold, silver and other materials, was discovered by a metal ...
Academic researchers are going to have to learn algospeak
Changes to NSF funding under president Trump designed to weed out DEI initiatives could stymie all scientific research.
Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
A newly translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced. The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than 5kg of gold, ...
Whale song more similar to human language than previously thought – study
Research has revealed a previously undetected ‘language-like structure’ in whale song that was thought to be unique to human language.
What the science of baby-speak can tell us about whale songs
Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...
Humpback Whales Sing the Way Humans Speak
The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...
The Price of Fraud in Alzheimer’s Research
Readers worry that fraud may tarnish the field and slow the race for a cure. Also: Charles Blow’s farewell; treatment for ...