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Articulation rate indicates how fluent you are in a foreign language
In her doctoral dissertation, Heini Kallio looks for connections between the acoustic features of speech and the language proficiency assessments carried out by humans. The results can be applied to the development of teaching ...
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US unveils changes to attract foreign science, tech students
The Biden administration on Friday announced policy changes to attract international students specializing in science, technology, engineering and math—part of the broader effort to make the U.S. economy more competitive.
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Jan 21, 2022
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'Rough' words feature a trill sound in languages around the globe
In languages spoken around the world, words describing rough surfaces are highly likely to feature a "trilled /r/" sound—a linguistic pattern that stretches back over 6,000 years, a new study reveals. The international ...
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Jan 20, 2022
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Two worlds of residents: Car owners look at shared urban courtyards differently from pedestrians
Researchers from HSE University and St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPSUACE) used eye tracking to study how residents who own cars and those who don't look at the shared courtyards of ...
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Jan 20, 2022
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Caution against online censorship of scientific misinformation
Governments and social media platforms should not rely on content removal for combatting harmful scientific misinformation online, according to a report today from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science.
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Jan 20, 2022
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Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
Auction house Sotheby's Dubai has unveiled a diamond that's literally from out of this world.
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Jan 17, 2022
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US Cold War hostility towards Chinese due to the influence of Truman's nationalist beliefs, new research argues
Research suggests the failure of the Truman administration to pursue rapprochement with Chinese Communists before the founding of the People's Republic of China was not based on ideological distance or domestic politics, ...
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Jan 17, 2022
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There's no longer one rural America. Could there be five?
While people often talk about "rural America" as if it describes just one way of living, a new study identified five different types of rural communities in Ohio.
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Jan 13, 2022
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Scientific Integrity Task Force releases "Protecting the Integrity of Government Science" report
A team of 50 experts from across 29 governmental agencies has released a report created to respond to President Joe Biden's call for more integrity in government science agencies. The report, called "Protecting the Integrity ...
Appearance, aroma and mouthfeel: All you need to know to give wine tasting a go
So you like drinking wine, but don't actually know much about it? You want to feel more confident when talking about wine? You would like to know how to choose a "good" wine? You are not alone—but I am here to help.
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Jan 11, 2022
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Inclusion, walkability will be key to rebuilding cities after the COVID-19 pandemic
Cities emerged as the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic: roughly 90 percent of COVID-19 infections worldwide were reported in urban settings. And poor urban neighborhoods were hit especially hard.
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Jan 11, 2022
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Rare African script offers clues to the evolution of writing
The world's very first invention of writing took place over 5000 years ago in the Middle East, before it was reinvented in China and Central America. Today, almost all human activities—from education to political systems ...
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Yes, there is a Santa Claus. And no, COVID-19 won't stop him
Rest assured, kids of all ages: Santa's coming this Christmas Eve, and a second holiday with COVID-19 won't stop him.
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Dec 24, 2021
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US approach to research security threatens scientific enterprise, says new report
The US federal government's current approach to research security concerns is causing a significant number of researchers to feel unwelcome in the United States, leading them to consider taking their talents to other countries, ...
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Dec 20, 2021
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The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake
Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake—or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke.
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Dec 20, 2021
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A classical machine learning technique for easier segmentation of mummified remains
A team of researchers from the University of Malta and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France has developed a new segmentation method for viewing the inside of mummified remains. In their paper posted on the ...
California domestic migration has plunged during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has put sharp downward pressure on California's population, with far fewer people coming from other states to live here and slightly more people than usual leaving to live elsewhere, according to a new ...
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Dec 16, 2021
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Analysis of 88,000 matches shows soccer outcomes have become increasingly predictable
A pair of researchers at the University of Oxford has found that over the past few decades, the outcome of European League professional football (soccer in the U.S.) matches has become more predictable. In their paper published ...
Best of last year: The top Phys.org articles of 2021
2021 was a good year for research of all kinds. The strongest coronal mass ejection in years made headlines this past May, prompting experts around the world to urge world leaders to take it as a warning. Future storms, many ...
Forensic science is unlocking the mysteries of fatal lightning strikes
Lightning is one of the most powerful sources of energy in the natural environment. As anyone who has spent time in Johannesburg during the South African summer will attest, there is nothing as spectacular as a Highveld thunderstorm ...
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