With thousands upon thousands of words in the English language, some are bound to have different meanings and uses. An idiom is defined as "an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to ...

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[Note: This practice involves our visual system, which for many people is impaired. If this is the case for you, you could adapt my suggestions to focus on the voices of others.] As our ancestors ...

Facial expressions play a fundamental role in social communication. While it is well established that others’ expressions influence our behavior—such as approaching a smiling person or avoiding an ...

Cats can use hundreds of facial expressions to communicate, a new study reveals. Over the course of a year, researchers recorded a total of 276 distinct facial expressions used among a colony of 50 ...

This story first appeared in NPR's live blog of the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. See how the night unfolded. In a presidential debate, the split screen shot of the ...