The standard model of particle physics may be due for a philosophical remodel, including rethinking what qualifies each of its particles to count as a particle to begin with. Whether a particle is ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Man, has it been a weird last 24 hours at the World Cup. And last, but certainly not least, the United States looked to make soccer history while benching several starters and ...

So all weekend Three have been breaking my VPN's and breaking https connections to YouTube, Cloudflare and a number of other sites. I went to post on the Three Community Forum, but it's been shut down ...

From fluorescent mosquitoes to scientists swimming alongside whale sharks, Nature's annual photo contest offers a rare look at science in action. Reading time 3 minutes In the photo above, marine ...

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Why do some people say “y’all” while others say “you guys?” Why do we drop our “g”s, stretch our vowels or pick up new accents when we move? And what do those quirks say about who we are? On Tuesday ...

Humor and happenstance take the front seat in Polish photographer Janusz Jurek’s wry images. Working as a graphic designer and commercial photographer by day, he finds the greatest creative freedom in ...

I was 11 years old when I learned that I talk funny. A new teacher who didn’t share my Boston accent was surprised by the way I said “kindergarten.” She mockingly repeated my pronunciation back to me: ...

Has anyone ever poked fun at the way you talk, how you pronounce a word or phrase? For Philadelphians, it might be “wooder” “caw-fee” “bee-yoo-dee-full” or “jeet?” But all of us have some kind of ...

New book explores the history, formation, and evolution of accents, explaining how they develop from social needs and historical events. Linguist Valerie Fridland unlocks the secrets of what ...

When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it will land. But if you were to squeeze that ...

A Seattle radio station, KEXP, published an in-studio band performance that garnered over 8 million views. This particular show was stranger than its usual artist in-studio. Clad in polka-dotted ...