Can This Indigenous Language Thrive in a Digital Age?
A majority of Paraguayans speak Guaraní despite centuries of colonialism and suppression. Now activists want the written language to flourish online too.
Can This Indigenous Language Thrive in a Digital Age?
Communication
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Do You Dream What I Dream?
An anthropologist investigates what unites and distinguishes the human universal of dreaming.
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The Neanderthal Throat—Did Neanderthals Speak?
The third installment of our head-to-toe tour of the Neanderthal body tackles how our close ancestors might have sounded.
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Where Do “New” Languages Come From?
Anthropologists and linguists are working to understand how complex systems of communication emerge—and what they reveal about how to keep rare or threatened languages alive.
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The Double Lives of Chinese Foreign Correspondents
Chinese journalists reporting from abroad grapple with a conflicted identity, facing both censorship and the perception that their work often serves nationalistic goals.
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Why Can’t Apes Talk?
A recent study suggests they’ve got the voice but not the brains.