How would we recognize a message from an alien civilization if we cannot understand its language? By combining information theory, Zipf’s Law, and studies of human and dolphin communication, ...

American and Canadian researchers studying sperm whale clicks have made a fascinating discovery recently about how the animals communicate, noting that said clicks – known as codas – bear a strong ...

Matières Fécales presented a collection inspired by the One Percent at Paris Fashion Week, and beauty was key to telling the ...

The fossilised bones of our ancestors remain silent. So, how can we possibly imagine what our earliest languages sounded like ...

There’s always a song to sing, but first a silence must be created for the song to be born in. — Yoko Tawada, Paul Celan and ...

When classics become cultural badges, stories get lost. A sharp look at ten revered books often owned more than truly read., ...

Symbols and markings carved into tools and figurines by Stone Age humans over 40,000 years ago could be an ancient precursor to writing, according to a new analysis. The marks, found on 260 artifacts ...

The president’s announcement came after predecessor Barack Obama went viral last week for saying aliens are ‘real’ Donald Trump has announced he is directing the defense department and other agencies ...

With The Mandalorian & Grogu bringing back fan-favorite bounty hunter Embo, one of the strangest and funniest pieces of Star Wars trivia is suddenly relevant again ...