Every day, you sprinkle phrases into your conversations without a second thought. But have you ever stopped to wonder where ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s ...

As local languages continue to disappear, Associate Professor Natsuko Nakagawa from the Faculty of Humanities is dedicated to ...

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

A groundbreaking international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon.

jidoujisho is a video player, reading aid, dictionary and card creation toolkit with features specifically helpful for language learners. jidoujisho is eagerly looking for contributors. If you are ...

Discover the meaning of “language deprivation” and why accessible language exposure for children born deaf or hard of hearing is important.

Multilingual Cloud, a digital repository that houses the voices, words and stories of the country’s various ethnic languages, aims to ensure that our diverse languages are not erased by time.

Researchers uncover signs of a written Uto-Aztecan language in Teotihuacan’s murals, linking the ancient city’s people to the Aztecs. Discover what they found.

Abstract: The idea of the IoT began back in 1982 when a vending machine was connected to the internet, then to the concept of Mark Weiser in 1992, then RFID, and so on. A detailed evolution of the IoT ...

Pumpkins are a harvest symbol and part of our nostalgia for a simpler time. But while the word "pumpkin" has been around for ...

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