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Dogs use a surprising method to understand human language

In new research out of Hungary published this week in the journal Science, scientists found that dogs use the same strategy to pick out words in streams of speech that human infants do.

Dogs use a surprising method to understand human language

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CityUHK researchers refine spatial omics techniques for clinical diagnostics

Scientists at City University of Hong Kong developed refined spatial omics mapping techniques to track molecular distributions within cellular structures for routine clinical tissue analysis…

  • CityUHK researchers develop Spectrum-FISH method for spatial analysis of tissue.
  • Touch-and-go molecular fishing strategy preserves spatial information in tissue samples.

Explainer: What is El Niño?

Every few years, a disturbance in the Pacific Ocean is amplified by feedback mechanisms in the atmosphere, unleashing heat and extreme weather around the globe

Is there a difference between being smart and acting smart?

Although intelligence is one of the most consistent and important predictors of real-life success, the connection is by no means perfect. This explains why we all know people who we consider “smart” in a traditional sense (e.g., knowledgeable, bookish, geeky, and mathematically sharp), but who seem to malfunction in everyday life.

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