Your brain wires itself to match your native language

Communities in Kenya took action to restore their coastal mangrove forests, reaping economic and environmental benefits. Others are following suit.

A 3-D map of the comb jelly “nerve net” reveals fused neurons that lack the space, or synapses, most neurons use to communicate. Did it evolve independently?

Climate change and meandering jet streams are fomenting this summer’s extreme waves of heat.

Unlike all other studied primates, humans lack vocal membranes. That lets humans produce the sounds that language is built on, a new study suggests.

Methane absorbs both longwave and shortwave radiation, with competing effects on climate, a study finds. The gas remains a potent warmer of the planet.

«These thicker low-level clouds reflect more of the sun’s shortwave radiation back out to space»

ven when you’re fluent in two languages, it can be a challenge to switch back and forth smoothly between them. It’s common to mangle a split verb in Spanish, use the wrong preposition in English, or…

Science suggests that words aren't strictly necessary for reasoning.

The human brain could explain why AI programs are so good at writing grammatically superb nonsense.

«requires not just compiling words but also conjuring a scene, and as such “is not really about language proper; it’s about language use.”»

Sleep has a more powerful role in language-learning than was previously thought. What does this reveal about our night-time brain?

Speaking a second or even a third language can bring obvious advantages, but occasionally the words, grammar and even accents can get mixed up.

«our languages aren't just static throughout our lives but shifting, actively competing and interfering with each other.»