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A unique cipher that uses playing cards and dice to turn languages into glyphs produces text eerily similar to the glyphs in ...

Abstract: Morse code remains a practical mode of communication in constrained or low-bandwidth environments. However, traditional decoding systems often lack adaptability, scalability, and educational ...

The Eagles guitarist previewed his auction items at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 8 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

Since decoding the “waggle dance” in the 1940s, bees have been at the forefront of research into insect intellect. A new study shows that bees can be trained to understand the dot-dash behavior of ...

Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

It is well known that pictographic languages that use Hanzi, like Mandarin, are difficult to work with for computer input and output devices. After all, each character is a tiny picture that ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists found that bumblebees can tell the difference between short and long light flashes, much like recognizing Morse code. The insects learned which signal led to a ...

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

Nike is celebrating its timeless heritage with a unique twist, unveiling the new Nike Air Force 1 Low “Morse Code.” This special edition of the iconic silhouette is not just a new colorway; it’s a ...

Mission: Impossible 8 lit up timelines when Paramount’s accounts pushed a “full movie on YouTube now” link that led to a live transmission of the entire script in Morse code. Framed in-universe as a ...