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 ...

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Researchers believe that the first proper words most likely originated from imitation. “People would try to imitate the sound ...

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As we pay tributes to one of Ghana's leading icons, I am overwhelmed with grief. We are teary at this period that we are ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Gordon Scott has been an active ...

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Saying the names of foods incorrectly can lead to funny moments and surprises when ordering, but we can settle the debate of how certain foods are pronounced.

A recent study published in the journal Cryptologia presents what its author calls the Naibbe cipher, a manual substitution ...

Think you have a big vocabulary? Try to pronounce these 10 long English words that will trip up even a genius.