While you might think people are just picking random words—and indeed some might be—there is actually a defined military ...

Have you ever wondered how to describe the sounds animals make in English? From the gentle purring of a contented cat to the ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays with puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WBUR listener John Byrne of Watertown ...

An automated system for tracking sperm whales in the wild has been developed as part of a project to decipher the meaning behind the sounds they make.