As societies change, so too do its languages. In the English-speaking world, we often make note of changes in language by recognizing…
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Aggregators Signs of Change: Regional and Generational Variants in British Sign Language
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Aggregators Infectious Earworms: Dealing with Musical Maladies
This menace may leap out at you in the subway or find you when you’re tucked away, safe in your bed; it…
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Fun Resolution Inspiration: What Will You Work on in 2014?
Though we are well into January, there is still time to set resolutions for 2014. What would you like to accomplish in…
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Internet/Blogging Robofish: How Color and Tail Wagging Helped Bring a Robot Fish to “Life”
In an age of 3D printing and bionic limbs, distinctions between the manmade and the natural can sometimes blur. Take, for example…
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Topic Focus Trapped in a Fig: The Perils and Payoffs of Pollination
Pollinating insects are an industrious bunch, working tirelessly as they flit from blossom to blossom. But for insects like the short-lived, fig-pollinating…
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Topic Focus A Way with Words: Data Mining Uncloaks Authors’ Stylistic Flair
As any writer or wordsmith knows, searching for the right word can be a painful struggle. Here’s comforting news: word choice may…
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Topic Focus Crisis in the Late Bronze Age Triggered by Environmental Change
What does it take to topple a civilization, or a whole group of them? Over three thousand years ago, agriculture and trade-based…
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Aggregators In the deep, bioluminescent bacteria bloom bright
Imagine swimming to the bottom of the sea, the water growing impossibly deep and dark the farther you travel. At these depths…
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Fun Summertime Fun in the Sun
We are well into the summer months so discard those winter doldrums and get active! To help you get in the mood…
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Internet/Blogging Sleep May Solve Grammar Gremlins
Do you know when to use who versus whom? Affect versus effect? If you’re stumped, first crack open your textbook, but then…
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Aggregators Making the News in May
Laughter, fungi, pipettes and ants – last month, PLOS ONE papers made headlines with an array of research. Here are some of…
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Featured Image Color and Iridescence in the Stinkbug
“Beautiful” may not be the first word to describe the stinkbug, but Tectocoris diopthalamus sure are pretty. Pictured above are six specimens…