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A new study of bilingual speakers suggests that a single “grammatical engine” in the brain can power multiple languages at once.

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Heavy metal is a world of weird contradictions. For those of us devoted to it, the music is life-saving, while others hear nothing but worthless noise. It’s a scene that champions the outsider, yet ...

For a flat sea creature just a few millimeters across, a gentle poke is instantly recognized as danger. Trichoplax ...