Through Newly Installed ‘Portals,’ New Yorkers and Dubliners Can Wave, Dance and Inappropriately Gesture to Each Other in Real Time
New art installations connect the two cities through continuous silent video feeds
Belugas May Communicate by Changing the Shape of Their Squishy Foreheads
Scientists documented five different melon shapes among the marine mammals living in captivity: push, flat, lift, shake and press
Scientists Discover a ‘Phonetic Alphabet’ Used by Sperm Whales, Moving One Step Closer to Decoding Their Chatter
Researchers used artificial intelligence to spot patterns in recordings of the marine mammals’ vocalizations, uncovering the “building blocks of whale language”
These Small Birds Flutter Their Wings to Say ‘After You’ to Their Partner
A new study of Japanese tits provides the first evidence of non-primate animals using gestures to convey messages
World War II ‘Rumor Clinics’ Helped America Battle Wild Gossip
Newspapers and magazines across the United States published weekly columns debunking lurid claims that were detrimental to the war effort
Untold Stories of American History
To Make Tiffany & Co. a Household Name, the Luxury Brand’s Founder Cashed in on the Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Craze
Charles Lewis Tiffany purchased the surplus cable from the 1858 venture, turning it into souvenirs that forever linked his name to the short-lived telecommunications milestone
First Known Piece of Mail Sent Using a Stamp Goes to Auction
The 183-year-old envelope is a rare example of two early forms of prepaid postage: Mulready envelopes and adhesive stamps
Why Do Dogs Wag Their Tails? Scientists Examine the Endearing Behavior
Dogs communicate through tail-wagging, and humans may have selected for the trait during domestication
Cats Make Nearly 300 Different Facial Expressions
From ear position to pupil size, a new study examines how felines express themselves while interacting with one another
This Augmented Reality Tool Could Change Communication for Some Deaf and Hearing Impaired People
TranscribeGlass attaches to any pair of glasses and projects real-time subtitles in the user’s field of vision
Songbirds That Learn to Make New Sounds Are the Best Problem-Solvers
Birds—and humans—are vocal learners, meaning they can imitate new vocalizations and use them to communicate
Woman With Paralysis Can Speak By Thinking With a Brain Implant and A.I.
The experimental interface allows the patient to communicate through a digital avatar, and it’s faster than her current system
How Cellphones Connect Us All
A new Natural History Museum exhibition explores how the devices link us to Earth and to a network of people worldwide involved in their supply chain
Dolphins Use Baby Talk When Their Calves Are Around
Like humans, female dolphins make higher-pitched vocalizations when communicating with their young
The Brain-Computer Interfaces That Could Give Locked-In Patients a Voice
Implanted devices record the brain waves associated with speech and then use computer algorithms to translate the intended messages
From ‘the Brick’ to the iPhone, the Cellphone Celebrates 50 Years
As the technology turns 50, science fiction might hint at the cellphone’s next chapter
Some Whales Use a Creaky ‘Vocal Fry’ Voice to Find Food
Like humans, toothed whales have three vocal registers: chest, falsetto and vocal fry
Eight Cool New Technologies From This Year’s Consumer Electronics Show
Flying cars, live-translation eyeglasses, self-driving strollers and more were unveiled at the annual trade show in Las Vegas
Looking to Ditch Twitter? Morse Code Is Back
Reviving a 200-year-old system, enthusiasts are putting the digit back in digital communication
By Reading Brainwaves, an A.I. Aims to Predict What Words People Listened to
The research is a long way off from practical use, but researchers hope it might one day aid communication for people who experienced brain injuries
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