Esperanto: The Language That Hoped to Unite the World

Close up of a Dutch etymology dictionary showing Esperanto, and a candle

Christmas: a good time to broach a topic of hope. We’re talking Esperanto. This language that spurred the hope it one day could hack the barriers between people, eliminating war …read more Continue reading Esperanto: The Language That Hoped to Unite the World

Language affects how fast our brains perceive different shades of color

Speaking a language with different words for different color shades allows the brain to perceive those shades quicker than using a language with only one word for that color, according to new research. The findings highlight the important interaction b… Continue reading Language affects how fast our brains perceive different shades of color

Elephants ‘sing’ like a barbershop quartet when it’s time to get moving

A fascinating new insight into elephant communication has been uncovered, with researchers finding that a group of males will harmonize a rumbling sound, from one to the next, to signal that it’s time for everyone to move on. They liken it to the way a… Continue reading Elephants ‘sing’ like a barbershop quartet when it’s time to get moving

Fancy a tardigrade emoji? Biologists call for this and more to be added

There may be currently 3,782 emojis in the beloved Unicode library, yet a team of biologists has found its representation of the tree of life is significantly substandard.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Biodiversity, Animals, Animal sci… Continue reading Fancy a tardigrade emoji? Biologists call for this and more to be added

Best Language learning apps: Babbel vs Duolingo vs Memrise Comparison

In this article, we will talk about Babbel, Duolingo, and Memrise language learning apps. We will also see which language app is better. When it comes to learning a language, there are two ways through which users can learn different languages, one is … Continue reading Best Language learning apps: Babbel vs Duolingo vs Memrise Comparison

Lightsaber lexicon: The monumental impact Star Wars has had on language

From ‘bae’ to ‘selfie’, and even ‘google’, there’s no shortage of words that have transcended their specific origin stories to achieve widespread use in the English language. And one of the most pervasive sources has been the Star Wars universe, even t… Continue reading Lightsaber lexicon: The monumental impact Star Wars has had on language