Geography gives us an incredible lens through which to see the world. While we often think of maps in terms of information that already exists in the spatial domain, such as building addresses or GPS ...

In the present study, we analyzed new mtDNA data of 10 Isan ethnicities speaking languages belonging to two major families, namely the Tai-Kadai (Saek, Nyaw, Phu Tai, Kaleung, and Lao Isan) and the ...

Languages that evolve at high elevations are more likely to include a sound that’s easier to make when the air is thinner, new research shows. Photo by Flickr user twicepix You likely don’t give a ton ...

When is a "hill" a "mountain"? When does a road "cross" a park? When is a "pond" in English not a "pond" in French? They may sound like riddles, but for David Mark these questions point to a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The popularity of genetic and ancestry services like Ancestry.com and 23andMe attests that people care about where their ancestors originated. The underlying assumption is that ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Since its inception, the internet has been viewed by technology experts and scholars as a way to access information at a global scale without having to overcome hurdles posed by ...

Toponymy and toponomastics are very significant branches of etymology and the onomastic sciences in general. They are interdisciplinary in nature, associating, among others, historical linguistics ...

This video features street conversations in New York City where language skills and geography questions come together in unexpected ways. What begins as casual interaction shifts as different ...

Join a university ranked first in the UK for 'Geography and Environmental Studies' research (THE analysis of REF 2021) with an excellent reputation for teaching and learning (UK top ten for 'Geography ...