Scientists created fake words to test if sound affects memory. Result: people remembered pleasant-sounding words twice as ...

In recent years, many Indian parents have begun exploring Korean baby names thanks to the soaring popularity of K-dramas, ...

Researchers believe that the first proper words most likely originated from imitation. “People would try to imitate the sound that some animal or thing made,” says Faarlund. An example is the ancient ...

Choose a short audio clip, play it, and repeat along with the speaker by matching tone, rhythm, and speed. This technique ...

This past week boasted many overhyped AI breakthroughs, but the healthiest one was the fierce repudiation of a contemptuous ...

Monday night’s first round of a powerful atmospheric river brought rain, lashing wind and power outages to hundreds of homes ...

Chance Theater’s splendidly acted, directed and sung production of the 1992 show should become an annual tradition.

The game-defining 25-3 run the Pacers allowed the Nuggets in the second quarter was just another in a series of runs that ...

Wordle remains one of the world’s most popular vocabulary-based puzzles, continuing to captivate players with its simple yet challenging format. The premise is unchanged: solvers must identify a ...

With songs by Tom Fletcher, it's a show alive not only with joy but that vanishingly rare theatrical quality: completely beguiling charm.

British workers are among Europe’s most miserable and ‘quiet cracking’ their way to burnout. But what’s really going on? And can approaching workplace motivation like desire help us feel a bit more ...

Two new studies published in the journals Neuron00792-5) and Naturereveal how the human brain transforms a continuous stream of sound into distinct words. The findings identify a specific neural ...