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28 Mar 2026

How horses make a two‑tone whinny

Researchers discovered that a horse’s whinny has a low tone from vocal‑fold vibration and a high tone from a laryngeal whistle. Experiments with air and helium helped prove the two different sound sources.

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30 Dec 2025

AI tool helps people understand autistic communication

Researchers created NeuroBridge, an AI tool that shows how autistic and non-autistic people can interpret speech differently. The tool gives example replies and trains clearer, more direct communication based on autistic preferences.

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22 Dec 2025

Wombats use square feces to send messages

A new study finds that wombats leave square-shaped feces at shared latrines. The droppings contain distinct chemical smells, and wombats spend more time investigating non-local scat, suggesting feces may carry social information.

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18 Dec 2025

How Grandparents and Grandchildren Talk

Researchers in the St. Louis SPAN study asked grandparents about their conversations with grandchildren. They found this generation talks more often, uses digital contact a lot, and shows gender and cultural differences in topics discussed.

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22 Feb 2024

Risk Know-How: a platform to help at‑risk communities

Risk Know-How is a new online platform launched at the AAAS meeting on 16 February. It helps communities facing disease, extreme weather and AI risks to share experience, get advice and join training.

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