Learning French, reading the latest Andy Weir novel, hanging out with friends for St. Patrick's Day - language is central to all these everyday activities. Seemingly effortless from childhood, ...

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A study reveals how the asexual Amazon molly defies evolutionary expectations — plus, evidence of what might be powering superluminous supernovae.

Two researchers discuss how ancient DNA is used to track how people moved and lived during Britain's bronze age.