It's the oldest question on Earth. Where did we come from? Some people may thank a creator from above, but what if the hand that created humanity wasn't divine? What if aliens brought life to Earth?

As the federal government broadened immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, a network of neighborhood activists ramped up ...

A new preprint from David Kipping, assistant professor of astronomy at Columbia University, has suggested that our first contact with aliens will likely be atypical, and particularly bleak. Since at ...

Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say.

K?" Both parents and dog owners know that some words should not be spoken, but only spelled, to prevent small ears from ...

A new study has discovered that dogs can learn names of new objects just by listening to their owners interact with each ...

Merriam-Webster’s choice of “slop” as its 2025 word of the year calls attention to the psychological consequences of ...

Stan Van Gundy has never been shy about revealing his political views, even during a live TV broadcast. He proved that against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday while covering the NBA Cup ...

Scientists have discovered that a rare subset of “genius dogs” has mastered the art of eavesdropping to decode human communication.

Gail Flanagan received funding from the Research Ireland (formally the Irish Research Council) in 2021-2023 for PhD research unrelated to the current article. For us linguists, the flurry of “word of ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is offering to pay illegal aliens $3,000 and provide a free plane ticket out of the U.S. if they register by the end of the year for self-deportation on the ...

Toddlers can pick up new words just by overhearing conversations. Now, new research suggests that some intelligent dogs can expand their vocabulary in just the same way.